BOSTON – Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, the Commonwealth’s leading non-profit advocating for fiscal responsibility, transparency, and accountability in state government, is proud to announce two new additions to their staff heading into 2018.

Anne J. Bresnahan, an entrepreneur and well-known political and nonprofit fundraiser with broad national and international experience, began serving as Finance Director in December of 2017. An alumna of Peter Torkildsen’s (R-MA6) successful campaign for US Congress, she also managed Bob Maginn’s campaign for MA State Treasurer and served on the Mitt Romney for U.S. President Massachusetts Finance Committee.

Her international experience includes almost a decade living and working in Africa, where she served as Country Director in South Africa and Nigeria for the International Republican Institute and conducted political campaign skills and executive-legislative relations training. In South Africa, she instituted the country’s first ever political debate in KwaZulu-Natal and was instrumental in strengthening communications between elected officials and administrators in the post-apartheid era.

In her role as Finance Director, Bresnahan will oversee the non-profit's fundraising operations and assist with strategic partnership and outreach. A graduate of Northeastern University, Bresnahan is a resident of Danvers and enjoys spending time with her family, playing golf and tennis.

Additionally, Paul F. Gangi joined the staff as Program Director beginning on January 16, 2018. A seven-year veteran of the State House, Gangi oversaw the operations of the Office of State Representative Jim Lyons (R-Andover) from 2011 until 2018. While at the State House, Paul worked extensively on policy issues related to government reform, reducing state spending, and the state budget.

Gangi has been involved with over a dozen state and local campaigns across New England and has extensive experience working to elect fiscally responsible candidates at all levels of government. He has held senior leadership positions in Representative Lyons’s campaigns since 2010 when Lyons defeated Barbara L’Italien, the then Vice-Chair of Ways & Means Committee and the highest-ranking legislator to lose office that cycle.

In his role as Program Director, Gangi will work closely with current staff, as well as the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance Board of Directors, to further the organization's mission of advocating for fiscal responsibility, transparency, and accountability in state government and increased economic opportunity for the people of our Commonwealth.