Tom Sannicandro | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 7th Middlesex district | |
| In office January 2005 – January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Spilka |
| Succeeded by | Jack Patrick Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 22, 1956 Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Anne Sannicandro |
| Alma mater | College of the Holy Cross (BA) Suffolk University (JD) Harvard University (MPA) Brandeis University (MA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Founder SpecialNeedsTrustsOnline.com |
Dr. Tom Sannicandro (born March 22, 1956)[1] is an entrepreneur, disability advocate, American politician, and attorney. He is the founder of SpecialNeedsTrustsOnline.com, a non-profit website providing information and estate planning documents to families with children with special needs.[2] He is on the Board of Directors of the Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council, Inc., an independent accrediting agency for college and university programs that serve students with intellectual disabilities.[3] He was the director of the Institute for Community Inclusion, a global disability research and policy center[4] at UMass Boston from 2017 to 2019. From 2005 to 2017, he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 7th Middlesex district.[5] Previously he served as director of the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges.[6]
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- ^ "Inclusive Higher Education Council". www.iheacouncil.org. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Institute for Community Inclusion | University of Massachusetts Boston Research | ScholarWorks at UMass Boston". scholarworks.umb.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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