Chelsea Public Schools introduces Billie Jo Turner as new district finance and operations hire

The Chelsea School Committee introduced Billie Jo Turner at the Jan. 2 meeting as a newly hired district staff member responsible for finance and operations functions.

Committee members said Turner brings more than 24 years of financial and operational management experience, including accounting, payroll, purchasing, human resources, grant management, transportation, food service, facilities and risk management. The meeting record states Turner most recently served as chief financial officer for Lowell Public Schools and holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a master's degree in education from Cambridge College.

The committee noted that Billie Jo Turner fills the vacancy left when Miss Lamboy's last day was Dec. 31 and that Turner was selected after a search process. Turner was introduced in the meeting and welcomed by committee members; the transcript excerpt contains the introduction and background summary but does not read a formal employment contract or job title into the record.