Matthew Brunell

Matthew Brunell serves as Co-Executive Director of the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership since November 2015, where responsibilities include executing a student success framework, managing a leadership pipeline, authorizing innovative school models, and overseeing a $76 million school-based budget model. In addition, Matthew is a Senior Advisor and Project Director for School Redesign, facilitating community needs assessments and securing philanthropic support for new schools. As the founder of Brunell Consulting LLC, Matthew provides strategic planning and leadership coaching for K-12 educational organizations. Prior roles include Chief Operating Officer at Building Excellent Schools and President of Nativity School of Worcester. Matthew holds a J.D. from Boston College Law School and a B.A. in English from Boston College.