The Office of the Inspector General Council

The Massachusetts legislature created the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Council to help the Inspector General carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office. Chapter 12A, Section 3, of the Massachusetts General Laws created the council.

Meeting with the council at least quarterly, the Inspector General may consult with council members, or ask for their assistance. The council votes to approve summonses for testimony of witnesses in OIG matters and to refer cases to a district attorney’s office and certain other investigatory agencies. The council also sets the Inspector General's salary.

Each council member is appointed to a three-year term, and may be appointed to serve additional terms.

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Christopher Walsh, Chair (Governor’s Appointee)

Christopher Walsh is the Vice President of Privacy & Fraud Prevention and Recovery at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. He oversees Harvard Pilgrim’s Privacy Program, which develops and implements the organization’s privacy, access and patient health information policies and procedures. The program ensures that Harvard Pilgrim is adhering to these policies and procedures in compliance with federal and state laws. He also leads the effort to detect, investigate and prevent fraud, waste and abuse by providers and members against Harvard Pilgrim. 

Prior to joining Harvard Pilgrim in 2012, Mr. Walsh was a prosecutor for over 17 years in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In 2011, Attorney General Martha Coakley appointed Mr. Walsh to the position of chief of the Criminal Bureau in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office. In that position, he oversaw a bureau tasked with prosecuting major white collar felonies, enterprise and organized crimes, cybercrimes, insurance and unemployment fraud and environmental crimes. 

He had previously served four years as chief of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Division, which is responsible for investigating and prosecuting fraud committed against MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid agency.

Susan Terrey, Vice Chair (Secretary of Public Safety and Security’s Designee)

Susan Terrey is Deputy Secretary for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS).  From March 2019 to August 2022, she was the General Counsel for EOPSS.  She received her law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1995 and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College in 1991. Prior to working at EOPSS, she worked as Assistant Undersecretary at the Department of Housing and Community Development, where she focused on state and federal rental subsidy programs.  She worked as a prosecutor for 20 years, first in Manhattan under Robert Morgenthau and then in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  As a Suffolk County assistant district attorney, she prosecuted gun, gang, and narcotics cases; supervised operations in one of the region’s busiest courthouses; played a key role in launching the Boston Veterans Treatment Court; and received the Paul J. McLaughlin Award for “a career marked by courage in the pursuit of justice.”  She lives in Boston.

Michael Caira (Governor’s Appointee)

Michael Caira is one of the longest-serving town managers in the Commonwealth, having served twenty-two years with the town of Wilmington. During his career as town manager, Mr. Caira directed many town projects, including the construction of Wilmington’s public safety building, the Wilmington Middle School and Wilmington High School. Prior to becoming Wilmington’s town manager, Mr. Caira served on the Wilmington Board of Selectman and was Wilmington’s moderator for eight years.

He also served the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for many years, including as the assistant secretary for state services in the executive office of Governor Francis Sargent and as the director of finance and administration for the Division of Capital Planning and Operations.

Andrea Joy Campbell, Attorney General

On January 18, 2023, Andrea Joy Campbell was sworn in to be the 45th Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, pledging to build economic prosperity and stability for all residents, prioritize the mental health and well-being of children, stop cycles of incarceration and violence and ensure the people across the state have access to the AG's Office regardless of their zip code, language or ability.

Growing up in Roxbury, Andrea’s life was filled with instability. When Andrea was eight months old, she lost her mother to a car accident while going to visit her father in prison. She and her brothers bounced around – living with relatives and sometimes in foster care – until her father got out of prison when she was eight years old, and she met him for the first time.

Andrea and her family relied on public housing and food assistance while her grandmother struggled with alcoholism. Her two brothers sadly cycled in and out of the prison system. She lost her twin brother Andre, when he passed away while in the custody of the Department of Corrections as a pre-trial detainee.

Through all of this, Andrea persevered. Thanks to loving relatives, community support and a network of teachers who encouraged her, she turned pain into purpose. She graduated from Boston Latin School and then worked her way through college with the help of grants and student loans, graduating from Princeton University and UCLA Law School.

After earning her law degree, she worked as a legal services attorney for the EdLaw project, defending the rights of children and their families — particularly those with disabilities.

Andrea also practiced law at Proskauer LLP as an employment attorney, and ultimately left to serve the public as General Counsel at the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, working across 101 cities and towns to address regional challenges like health care access, transportation, affordable housing, and climate change.

Andrea served as legal counsel to Governor Deval Patrick, working to improve our education and transportation systems and move forward an agenda of equity across the state.

In 2015, Andrea successfully ran for the Boston City Council becoming the first woman to represent District 4 on the Council. Her first piece of legislation was the Community Preservation Act, which still generates over $20 million annually for new affordable housing, historical preservation, and parks and open space. In 2018, she was unanimously elected City Council President – the first Black woman to hold the title.

Rachel Ciocci (Auditor’s Appointee)

Rachel Ciocci (formerly Trant) recently retired from the position of Associate Vice President of Finance and Business Services at Framingham State University. Ms. Ciocci was previously the Budget Director for the Commonwealth’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Prior to her 18 years of state service, she had a distinguished career, which focused on accounting, financial, and general management in a variety of private sector organizations, ranging from professional services to agriculture and manufacturing. 

Ms. Ciocci earned a bachelor’s degree in finance as well as a fellowship in education from Northeastern University.

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Amy Crafts (Attorney General’s Designee)

Amy Crafts is an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Attorney General Andrea Campbell. Amy serves as Chief of the False Claims Division and works to safeguard public funds by enforcing high standards of integrity against companies and individuals that make false statements to obtain government contracts or government funds. Using the Massachusetts False Claims Act, the False Claims Division conducts civil investigations and enforcement actions in a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, transportation, communications, and public construction. Prior to joining the AG’s Office, Amy was an associate at Proskauer LLP. Amy is a graduate of Williams College and the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Diana DiZoglio, Auditor

Diana DiZoglio is the 26th Auditor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  She was sworn into her first term on January 18, 2023. She is committed to help move Massachusetts forward by working to increase transparency and accountability in state government. Auditor DiZoglio is a former State Senator (1st Essex District), State Representative (14th Essex District), and chief of staff to the president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts. Her decade-long service on Beacon Hill has provided her with the insight and fortitude to work alongside elected officials, labor, community advocates, stakeholders and everyday working people throughout the Commonwealth's cities and towns. Her humble beginnings, non-profit work and labor experience helped her nurture, cultivate, and develop relationships with a diverse expanse of people. Auditor DiZoglio began her public service in state government in 2013, serving as a state representative for the 14th Essex district, which includes portions of North Andover, Methuen, Lawrence and Haverhill. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and Middlesex Community College. She is a resident of Methuen, where she grew up.

Michael K. Leung-Tat (Auditor’s Designee)

Michael Leung-Tat serves as the Office of the State Auditor’s (OSA) General Counsel and Deputy Auditor. Leung-Tat oversees the OSA’s legal affairs, as well as the agency’s Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) and Division of Local Mandates. From 2017 to 2019, he served first as Legal Counsel for BSI before joining the OSA Legal department as Assistant General Counsel. Prior to returning to the OSA, he served as Deputy Division Chief in the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division and was Assistant Corporation Counsel in the City of Boston’s Law Department for the Boston Public Schools.  

He earned his Juris Doctor from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City and received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University.

William McNamara, Comptroller

A native of Norwood and graduate of Norwood High School, Bill McNamara earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and English at Williams College, and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business.

Mr. McNamara's post-M.B.A. career began at Norton Company in Worcester, where he was the senior business analyst in the office of the CFO and Controller. Transitioning to the investment industry in 1992, Mr. McNamara spent sixteen years at Fidelity Investments. He rose through the finance function to become CFO of a major division with a budget of over $500 million.

Moving to investment management and distribution, Mr. McNamara applied new analytic and data techniques to product management and strategic marketing for a multibillion dollar mutual product line. After leaving Fidelity, he spent time as an investment industry consultant and at an investment firm before joining the Department of Revenue (DOR) as Deputy Commissioner in 2016.

Mr. McNamara had a broad range of responsibilities at DOR, including managing legislative and external affairs, communications, and policy. Working with DOR’s team of economists, he implemented new approaches to taxpayer data in order to better understand the impact of economic conditions and federal law changes on taxpayers. As Assistant Secretary in the Executive Office for Administration and Finance, McNamara oversaw budgeting and spending across several key agencies and in the information technology function

James Morris (Attorney General’s Appointee)

James Morris is the longest-serving member of the Council and was appointed when it was first founded in November 1981.

Mr. Morris is a trial attorney and founding partner of Quinn & Morris, P.C. His law firm specializes in personal injury, workers’ compensation, government relations and public affairs. Prior to forming Quinn & Morris, Mr. Morris was the New England-area director of public affairs for Gulf Oil Corporation. He also served as counsel to the speaker in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1975 to 1976 and was an Executive Assistant Attorney General from 1972 to 1975.  

Mr. Morris is a former chairman of the Massachusetts State College Building Authority and a former member of the Board of Trustees of Suffolk University, where he served as clerk of the corporation. 

Amy L. Nable (Comptroller’s Designee)

Amy L. Nable is General Counsel and Assistant Comptroller at the Office of the Comptroller of the Commonwealth. In this role, she serves as a legal and business advisor to the Comptroller, and as a resource for state agencies seeking guidance on matters concerning state finance law, public contracting, financial reporting, payroll, and related topics.  Prior to joining the Office of the Comptroller, Amy worked for the Office of Senate Counsel, where she advised Massachusetts Senators and staff on legislation and legal compliance.  Amy also spent nearly a decade with the Office of the Attorney General, first as an Assistant Attorney General in the Insurance & Financial Services Division, enforcing the Commonwealth’s False Claims Act, and later as Director of the Division of Open Government, overseeing training on and enforcement of the Commonwealth’s Open Meeting Law.  Amy is a graduate of Tufts University and Boston College Law School. 

Terrence Reidy, Secretary of Public Safety and Security

Terrence Reidy serves as Secretary of Public Safety and Security. This second-largest Executive Branch secretariat represents the Commonwealth's law enforcement, criminal justice, forensic technology, homeland security, and emergency response apparatus. With nearly 25 years of prosecutorial and law enforcement experience, Reidy oversees over a dozen agencies, boards, and commissions with almost 10,000 full-time employees. Together, their mission is to protect the Commonwealth's people, property, and infrastructure from intentional, accidental, and natural threats and hazards. 

Before his current appointment, Reidy served as Undersecretary for Law Enforcement, providing strategic leadership to the Massachusetts State Police, the Municipal Police Training Committee, and the Office of Grants and Research. As a member of the Governor's Task Force on Hate Crimes, he oversaw the creation of a hate crime resource guide for Massachusetts schools and partnered with police to ensure that every department in the Commonwealth has a trained, dedicated civil rights officer.

 Prior to his work in the Administration, Reidy was an Assistant Attorney General in the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office and Assistant District Attorney in Worcester and Suffolk Counties. His experience included supervising the Attorney General's Enterprise, Major Crimes, and Cyber Crime Unit, and the Worcester District Attorney's Gang Unit. In Suffolk County, Reidy was promoted from District Court Prosecutor to Superior Court, where he served in the Gang and Safe Neighborhood Initiative Units. In these roles, he developed collaborative relationships with residents, community groups, federal, state, and local law enforcement.

 Beyond his work in government, Reidy dedicates time to volunteering as a coach for several youth sports organizations. He completed his undergraduate studies at Colby College and earned his juris doctor from New England School of Law. 

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