Tom Sannicandro
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) 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. 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. He was the director of the Institute for Community Inclusion, a global disability research and policy center at UMass Boston from 2017 to 2019. From 2005 to 2017, he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 7th Middlesex district. Previously he served as director of the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges.