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9 www.baypath.edu Lindsay Hackett '03 G'09 Budget Director, Office of the Mayor A love of numbers, a knack for data and a sentimental connection to Springfield landed Lindsay Hackett '03 G'09 her current job. As the city's Budget Director, she oversees a $682 million budget, the amount it takes to run the police, fire and municipal departments, without neglecting roads, school buildings, parks or any other infrastructural necessities. Although raised in Palmer, Hackett seemed pulled to Springfield at every phase of her life. "I remember taking the bus to Johnson's Bookstore on Main Street with my grandmother and then seeing my Pepe, who was a Springfield police officer on Main Street, doing his job. My great grandparents were very active in the community, and I imagine them walking up the stairs to City Hall, a place I come every day for work. It's all full circle." For Hackett, a self-professed "numbers geek" who received her master's degree in Communications and Information Management and bachelor's in Liberal Studies at Bay Path, the pragmatism of balancing finances and projecting revenues is tinged with the thrill that comes from seeing ideas evolve into realized projects, such as the MGM casino, or community initiatives, such as a youth reading program run through the city's libraries. "To me, a number is a number, and I came to my finance and budget geekiness from data. As far as my love for data, that came through the Communications and Information Science program and Professor Richard Briotta, who was the greatest." Bay Path alumni helP ShaPe a new era in SPringfield "We're bringing a sort of glamour and nostalgia back to the City of Firsts."

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