About the Finance Commission

Alan D. Slater, Chair, is a Registered Professional Engineer who specializes in waste water treatment.  After his graduation from Stanford University, Alan pursued his life-long dream of public service.  Serving in a leadership role at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for over 35 years Alan oversaw multiple waste water projects with a goal of designing systems that are environmentally friendly and cost effective.  Alan has been a leader in Norwood as a member and former Chairman of the Finance Commission, the School Facility Task Force, Town Meeting Member and Chair of the current committee exploring facility options for the future of the Norwood Schools.

Myev A. Bodenhofer, Vice Chair, is an electrical engineer with 25 years of experience in the private sector, managing projects and supervising teams.  Her professional roles have required data analysis, technical writing, collaboration with both technical and non-technical people, and audits of processes and procedures.  She holds a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's degree in electrical engineering, both from MIT.  Myev has been a Town Meeting member since 2015. Before her election to the Finance Commission in April 2022, she served on the School Committee, the Capital Outlay Committee, the Town-wide Budget Balancing Committee, the Joint Facilities Committee, the Long-Range Building Study Committee, and the Middle School Building Committee.  She has lived in Norwood, with her husband and two children, for more than 20 years.

Anne Marie Haley has a pragmatic approach to public service born out of her vast experience as an administrator in business.  Working for a national firm, Anne was intimately involved in strategic decision making and implementation.  She also moved as an administrator to the Exploration School in Norwood giving her a different perspective.  She built on that experience and currently serves as the liaison to the Norwood Public Schools where her goal is to understand the needs of the Schools while suggesting efficient business solutions. Anne served on the Finance Commission for a number of years and moved on to assist the Personnel Board to develop policies for the Town.  In addition, the Personnel Board makes decisions on the fairness of compensation on individual positions as duties change.  Anne has returned to the Commission and is seeking ways to enhance revenues and streamline costs.

Judith A. Langone has over 30 years of experience on both a professional and personal level.  Judy worked for the City of Waltham as an administrator.  Her focus was to develop systems to make the City more efficient so that it could maximize delivery of services to the public. Judy also had the opportunity to work as a leader for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  She led an Information Technology group and oversaw the implementation of multiple financial and operational software systems for the Commonwealth.  At the same time, Judy devoted much of her personal time to serving the Town of Norwood.  In addition to serving as the first woman Chair of the Finance Commission, she has served on the original Committee of 21 which led the effort for a new Police and Fire Public Safety Facility, and the School Facilities Task Force which resulted in the new Norwood High School.  As a member of the Finance Commission, she was an integral part of developing a funding strategy for the new DPW facility.  Judy is a leader in the Democratic Town Committee, the League of Women Voters, a Town Meeting Member, and she helps to provide housing for residents as a Board Member of the Norwood Housing Authority.