Tom Wood is the chief financial officer of the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford. He oversees the school’s business office, facilities, transportation program, information technology services, food services and various capital budget programs.Before coming to the American School for the Deaf, Wood was the executive vice president/chief financial officer/treasurer of MECH Financial […]
Tom Wood is the chief financial officer of the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford. He oversees the school's business office, facilities, transportation program, information technology services, food services and various capital budget programs.
Before coming to the American School for the Deaf, Wood was the executive vice president/chief financial officer/treasurer of MECH Financial Inc./Mechanics Savings Bank in Hartford. Wood earned his BBA and MBA in financial management from St. Mary's University and did post-graduate work in accounting at the University of Houston. He is also a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Connecticut CPAs. He also completed the executive development program for the Savings and Community Bankers of America at Fairfield University. He is also the treasurer of the West Hartford Rotary.
Robin Barrett is vice president, CFO and human resource director of Farmington-based Data Management Inc. (DMI) and Infinity Music Hall and Bistro venues in Norfolk and Hartford.
Prior to DMI and Infinity, Barrett worked at local accounting firms and at a home heating oil company in the Farmington Valley, starting her professional career at Price Waterhouse in Houston, Texas.
In 2014, Barrett was named one of Hartford Business Journal's CFOs of the Year. She is also involved in Hartford's Camp Courant, serving as a trustee and finance committee member. Previously she was also a member of the Farmington Town Council.
Barrett lives with her husband Dave Barrett in Unionville and has two grown sons.
Matthew O'Connor is dean and professor of Finance at Quinnipiac University. He has been at Quinnipiac since 1999 when he was appointed assistant professor of finance. From 2005 to 2008, he served as chair of the finance department. In 2008 he was appointed interim dean of the School of Business and in 2009 he was appointed dean. His teaching includes undergraduate and graduate courses in corporate finance, financial modeling, investments and portfolio management. In 2005, O'Connor was honored with a Quinnipiac University Excellence in Teaching Award.
O'Connor serves on the board of directors of United Methodist Homes, ReSET Social Enterprise Trust, and the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce. He is a corporator for Ion Bank.
