The FMS team is comprised of experienced consultants who are practitioners in their respective fields and bring cross-industry expertise to the projects they undertake.

Peter Jones, M.P.A., J.D., Executive Vice President and Senior Management Consultant

Peter Jones is a strategic human capital professional with focus in organizational and individual effectiveness. In these capacities, he provides expertise and pragmatic solutions to produce positive results through people. He designs and delivers customized, action-research-based, developmental coaching and consulting services that serve to substantially improve individual and team effectiveness. He specializes in diagnostic assessments/audits, developmental planning, and collaborative, supportive implementations for successful organizational alignment and enhanced leadership effectiveness. He is experienced with the human capital management needs of rapid organizational growth, restructurings/ reorganizations, mergers/acquisitions, outsourcing, and turn-around situations.

Prior to Future Management Systems, Peter was a Partner with EDInc., which provided leadership development services exclusively to senior level individuals and groups. Peter was also Managing Principal for the Boston Region of Right Management Consultants, a global leader in the field of talent and career management consulting. While at Right, Peter spearheaded the regional growth of an entrepreneurial start-up into a publicly owned, international human capital consulting firm. He has worked with organizations ranging from Fortune 50 to many smaller firms, across diverse industries, including financial and professional services, bio-pharma, health care, high-tech, and not-for-profit. Peter also has served in several agencies of The United States Federal Government in human resources and training management roles.

Peter holds a Juris Doctor degree, with Honor, from Suffolk University Law School and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar. He has a Masters degree from Northeastern University , where he concentrated in organizational development, and a Bachelor of Arts degree, with Honor, from Northeastern University. In addition, he has advanced training in organizational development and talent management assessment tools and techniques.

Rose Swensen, Senior Management Consultant

Rose Swensen has over twelve years of experience in human resources and business management and is a trained instructor, facilitator, strategic planner, and customer focus group leader.

As a Senior Management Consultant for Future Management Systems, Ms. Swensen has developed strategic plans for educational institutions and consortia; resolved conflict and negotiated operating terms for two divisions at a nonprofit research organization; developed human resources plans and instruments for nonprofit clients; developed business plans for new client ventures; and conducted workshops on High Performance concepts and skills.

At the Center for Educational Leadership and Technology, Ms. Swensen participated in the creation of several state technology plans, focusing her contributions in the areas of organization/staffing, and organizational/staff development. In this capacity, Ms. Swensen conducted organizational assessments (workflow, structure, and position analyses); created dynamic, competency-based job portfolios for key leadership roles; and developed competency-based supervision/evaluation, staff development, and recruitment/selection processes and templates for school districts nationwide.

Prior to joining Future Management Systems, Ms. Swensen held positions as program director for an educational research and consulting organization; general manager for a software development firm; professional and technical education consultant for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Information Technology; and senior consultant/manager of accelerated learning programs for a human resources and educational training consulting firm.

Ms. Swensen holds a Master of Science in Business Administration, with a concentration in Human Resources Management, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Wendy L. Rundle, Senior Management Consultant

Wendy Rundle has 15 years consulting experience in developing and implementing communications and strategic plans, and conducting public involvement and planning processes and programs. Using consensus-building techniques and facilitating group processes, she has assisted public, non-profit, and private sector clients in identifying, addressing, and resolving complex, multiparty issues. She is dedicated to promoting open communication and the participation of all stakeholders in planning and decision-making. She has special expertise in the environment, education, arts, and municipal government.

Ms. Rundle’s projects in communications, public involvement, and planning have included: Designing and implementing a town-wide strategic planning, visioning, and consensus-building effort for Lexington, Massachusetts. Working closely with Steering Committees and school administrators to develop 3- to 5-year system-wide strategic plans in numerous Massachusetts school districts, including Belmont, Sudbury, and the Triton Regional School District. Designing and implementing public involvement programs for private industry, and state and federal agencies at dozens of hazardous waste sites nationwide.

Ms. Rundle has facilitated numerous group decision-making processes for clients including cross-departmental working issue groups for municipal employees in Lexington, MA; the New Bedford Harbor EPA Superfund Community Work Group; and the Office for the Arts at Harvard University.

Ms. Rundle holds a Master’s degree in City Planning, with a specialty in Environmental Policy and Planning from MIT. Previously, she was a Project Manager at ICF Kaiser Engineers, Inc., and a Research Associate at the Public Disputes Program, Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School.

William E. Allen, Senior Management Consultant

Bill Allen has over thirty years of experience as manager, consultant and researcher in both the public sector and the private sector. The majority of his experience has been as a public school administrator, serving as a principal, instructional director, director of personnel and superintendent of schools.

Mr. Allen has had significant management consulting experience working with a number of state agencies in Massachusetts. These agencies include The Executive Office of Human Services, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Law Enforcement and the Department of Education. In addition Bill has worked with several school systems and private agencies. The primary focus of the consulting was organizational change and strategic planning. Bill was employed by the Department of Social Services for six years serving as its Director of Personnel Planning for two years, after which he served as the Area Director in Fall River.

Mr. Allen holds a B.A. in education from the University of Arizona, Tucson, a M.A. in school administration from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Doctor of Education in administration/management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Bill was a post doctoral fellow focusing on the management of organizational change at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.

Regina Caines, Senior Management Consultant

Ms. Caines has more than 30 years of administrative, managerial, scientific research and leadership experience in major corporations, the public sector, and private agencies where she has had functional responsibility for Human Resources, Operations, and Research. After a 23-year tenure at Polaroid Corporation and service to Cambridge Public Schools as administrator of AA and EEO programs, Ms. Caines currently directs Affirmative Action/EEO/Diversity efforts at MIT.

Charles McCrea, Senior Management Consultant

Charles McCrea has held management and executive positions in public, private and nonprofit businesses. He also had four years of military service as an Army officer. Mr. McCrea has many years of volunteer service; he sits on several nonprofits boards and is chairman of the board of United Methodist Urban Services (UMUS). Mr. McCrea has consulted in the business, nonprofit and faith communities for the past seventeen years.

Mr. McCrea worked at Polaroid Corporation for twenty-eight years. While at Polaroid, he held positions in research, manufacturing, and marketing. His last two executive position there were Director of Environmental Stewardship and Director of the Polaroid Education Program. After leaving Polaroid, Mr. McCrea served as Chief Operating Officer at The Environmental Careers Organization.

Mr. McCrea has consulted with Lyndon State College, Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board, various Head Start Programs, Massachusetts Corporation for Education Telecommunications (MCET), Halsey School – New York , State of Vermont – Agency of Human Services and Department of Corrections, Baltimore Women’s Junior League, Museum of African American History – Detroit and other organizations and individuals.

Mr. McCrea is the President of C.McCrea Associates, an organization that consults with businesses, educational and professional groups in strategic planning, team/community building, coaching/mentoring, diversity and organizational performance.

Joan Tighe, Senior Management Consultant

Over the course of Ms. Tighe’s 20 years working with the Massachusetts family and youth services, workforce development, and economic systems she has held leadership positions in the nonprofit and public sectors both as a professional and a volunteer. She served as Director of the Alliance for Young Families for 14 years, and for the past two years has run her own consulting business specializing in organizational assessment and development, strategic planning, program design and evaluation, and proposal writing.

Susan Lovelace, MSW, Senior Management Consultant

Susan Lovelace has over 15 years experience working in public policy and advocacy focused on children, youth and families.

As a research director for the Massachusetts State Legislature, Susan developed experience and skill negotiating policy change and budgetary comprises. During her nine years directing a statewide public policy and advocacy organization, Ms. Lovelace worked to create systemic reform for Massachusetts’ most vulnerable teens and teen parents by developing collaborative relationships with state agency administrators, legislators and sister advocacy organizations. Recognized as a national leader in the field of teen pregnancy, Susan served for five years on the Advisory Board for the National Healthy Teen Network and has been a sought after presenter for local and national meetings and conferences.

Under Ms. Lovelace’s leadership, the Alliance:

Coordinated cutting edge advocacy campaigns that have significantly increased funding for teen pregnancy prevention and expanded services for teen parents and their children

Developed advocacy models, including a policy program logic model that is now being used as models by national and other statewide advocacy organizations

Was selected through competitive process as one of five statewide coalitions in the country to implement a comprehensive teen pregnancy prevention initiative by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Ms. Lovelace brings to her work a realistic, pragmatic view of politics coupled with energy and passion for public policy and making change happen. A graduate of Wheaton College in Norton , Massachusetts , Ms. Lovelace also holds a Master of Social Work degree in Human Services Management from Boston University School of Social Work.

Susan is also a member of the Arlington School Committee and currently serves in the role of School Committee Chair.

Dr. Richard Warren, Senior Management Consultant

Dr. Warren has thirty-eight years of varying experience in education, thirty-four of which have been in administrative roles. Dr. Warren has served as Director of Community Services, Elementary School Principal, Associate Director of a University based Leadership Development program, Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Curriculum and Instruction and for sixteen years as Superintendent of Schools, the last seven of which were in Franklin Massachusetts, the fastest growing school district in Massachusetts. In Franklin he formed a Learning Leadership Team that developed an ambitious strategic plan that contributed to impressive gains in student achievement complimented by a respectful climate that is aligned and attuned to the system wide vision, mission and core beliefs. The district was selected to present at the Tenth Annual International Model Schools Conference held in Washington, D.C. in the summer, 2002.

In addition, he has taught courses in psychology at a community college and education administration at the University of Connecticut. He has an extensive record of service to school districts throughout New England as well as American and European schools in twelve overseas countries involving work that is associated with program assessment, strategic planning, leadership development, school culture and trouble shooting. These initiatives have been conducted through the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the European Council of International Schools and the United States Department of State. He has extensive training in leadership development and coaching techniques through: Effectiveness Training Associates, Palo Alto, California (problem solving); Corrigan Health Center (counseling); Motorola University (Learning Leadership Teams and strategic planning) and Stephen Covey Associates (reflective problem solving). He has utilized this training as coach-administrator for the past twelve years.

Dr. Warren received the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Connecticut where he was named a Charles Stewart Mott Fellow. He maintains membership in a number of national and regional associations and currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Open Circle, Social Competency Program located at Wellesley College.

Jerry Wasserman, Senior Management Consultant

Jerry Wasserman is a management consultant specializing strategic planning, organizational development and human resources. For almost thirty years he has assisted businesses, non-profits and municipalities in fine-tuning their management operations and fulfilling their long range goals. He has also conducted management seminars on a variety of topics in most major cities around the country and has hands on experience as a health care administrator. In addition, he has been an associate Professor of Management at Berklee College of Music and also taught management at Suffolk University and the University of Massachusetts.

Mr. Wasserman has been providing leadership as a member of the Needham Board of Selectman since 1999. The issues that the Board deals with grow ever more complex and require the solid management knowledge and thorough planning that he has to offer. Previously he served on the Needham School Committee for 9 years. He also served as the Chairman of the Suburban Coalition for more than seven years, and remains a member of the steering committee. The Coalition is an organization of Boards of Selectman and School Committees that have banded together to speak with one voice at the state level on issues of common interest. He is a frequent visitor to the State House representing the Coalition.

Additionally, Mr. Wasserman is a member of the Board of Directors of the Needham Educational Foundation, which provides financial support for public school projects that are outside of the normal budget process. He also serves on the Board of Directors of NOI, a CDC focusing on affordable housing

Mr. Wasserman holds an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business, with a concentration in Industrial Relations and Organizational Behavior.

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