The people behind the project
Building Committee
& project team
Nine voting members drawn from Reading's boards and committees, supported by town and school officials, an independent Owner's Project Manager and the design team.
Killam School Building Committee — Voting Members
Carla Nazzaro
Chair
School Committee
Patrick Tompkins
Vice Chair
Permanent Building Committee
Shawn Brandt
Member
School Committee
John Coote
Member
Permanent Building Committee
Christopher Haley
Member
Select Board
Kirk McCormick
Member
Permanent Building Committee
Ed Ross
Member
Finance Committee
Gregory Stepler
Member
Permanent Building Committee
Nancy Twomey
Member
Permanent Building Committee
Killam School Building Committee — Non-Voting Members
Henry Turner
Superintendent
Reading Public Schools
Jayne Wellman
Town Manager
Town of Reading
Joe Huggins
Director of Facilities
Town of Reading
Sharon Angstrom
Chief Financial Officer
Town of Reading
Lindsey Fulton
Principal
J.W. Killam Elementary School
JoEllen McGinnity
3rd Grade Teacher
J.W. Killam Elementary School
Phil Littlehale
Interim Director of Finance & Operations
Reading Public Schools
Owner's Project Manager — 
Derek Osterman
Principal in Charge
Colliers Project Leaders
Mike Carroll
Project Director
Colliers Project Leaders
Justin Ferdenzi
Project Manager
Colliers Project Leaders
Thao Nguyen
Project Accountant
Colliers Project Leaders
Designer — 
Leigh Sherwood
Principal-in-Charge
Lavallee Brensinger Architects
Jenni Katajamaki
Project Manager
Lavallee Brensinger Architects
Scott Reynolds
Project Designer
Lavallee Brensinger Architects
David Harris
Project Manager — Design Phase / CA
Lavallee Brensinger Architects
Community voice
Educational Visioning
In the winter of 2024, 30+ participants — Reading leadership, staff, administrators, parents and community members — took part in visioning and programming sessions informing the Killam Feasibility Study.
Sessions led by Educational Planner Mike Pirollo (MLP Integrated Design) with Lavallee Brensinger Architects.
With thanks to instrumental members of the Educational Visioning Committee:
- JoEllen McGinnity (3rd Grade Teacher)
- Katie Cole (Kindergarten Teacher)
- Denise Iozzo (Para Educator)