Cooperative Service Advisory Committe
AVC's Cooperative Services Advisory Committee includes School Business Officials from our member districts - listed below. The committee meets monthly during the school year and more often as needed. When the Committee is charged with developing recommendations for the activities of AVC's Administration or Board of Directors (procurement, services provided, rate setting, financial activities) the meeting of the committee are open, public meetings. Other activities include professional learning and networking for are business officials.
2023-2024 Members
| Richard Bedard, Chair | Millbury Public Schools, Asst. Superintendent for Finance & Operations |
| Cecelia Wirzbicki | Auburn Public Schools, Business Manager |
| Honghoa Le | Assabet Valley Collaborative, Finance Director |
| Maria Silva | AVRTHS, Director of Business Operations |
| Nancy Konisky | Berlin-Boylston Public Schools, Director of Finance and Operations |
| Kathleen Lungarini | Grafton Public Schools, Director of Finance |
| Daniel Gale | Hudson Public Schools, Director of Finance & Operations |
| Thomas LaFleur | Marlborough Public Schools, Director of Finance and Operations |
| Wayne White | Maynard Public Schools, Business Manager |
| Ross Mulkerin | Nashoba Regional School District, Director of Finance & Operations |
| Rebecca Pellegrino | Northborough/Southborough Public Schools, Director of Finance |
| Christian Girardi | Shrewsbury Public Schools, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations |
| Anita Patel | Westborough Public Schools, Director of Finance and Operations |
Joint Procurement/Cooperative Purchasing
Assabet Valley Collaborative continues its commitment to improve efficiencies and increase cost savings through the facilitation of joint procurement activities with member districts. By utilizing collective volume purchasing, participating school departments are able to obtain the best possible pricing from vendors while taking advantage of a streamlined bid process.