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She is deeply invested in the challenge of reaching young hearts and minds; and she remains focused on the student/teacher relationship. Gay is hard working, competent, and dependable.

Prior to Montfort, Gay co-founded Ludgate Communications, then Penrose Financial, which became MHP.

Gay is a founding Steering Committee member of the 30% Club; a board member of the Association of Investment Companies, a NED of Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust Plc and for 9 years was a NED of JP Morgan Global Growth and Income plc.

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As a teacher emeritus Gay brings an unparalleled level of insight and compassion to her work.

She reminisced on the City’s barbecue cookoffs that used to take place and picnics at the La Porte wave pool and within the Finance Department, as well as the monthly birthday celebrations for Finance team members.

Michael Dolby, the City's Finance Director, also lauded Gay's long and devoted service, saying, "Gay Collins began her career with the City as an administrative assistant to the Director of Finance.

She sees school innovation as happening in these new spheres, and she wants to be a part of that change. She mentioned how tightly knit the Finance Department team is, as well as the community.

Gay has had the opportunity to work with five mayors, six city managers, and three finance directors. Fun fact, La Porte is lucky enough to be the first (and hopefully the last!) governmental body for which she has worked.

She specialises in helping asset managers grow and navigate change and has significant investment trust experience. She stated that when she began working with the City, the general fund budget was $17.4 million and now it is at an estimated $79.5 million. If a mistake was made, a new page would have to be created all over again from scratch. He has worked with Gay for nearly a decade and says that “she is the kind of team member that makes our organization so effective and such a great place to build a career – an individual committed to developing her professional knowledge and abilities and working together”.

Gay also noted she’s made some wonderful memories and built great friendships all around.

She currently serves as a university supervisor within The University of Connecticut’s NEAG School of Education where she helps develop new teachers and speaks and writes publicly on topics related to teaching and learning during these times of change.

Gay recently retired so that she could free herself to take on new directions while still remaining immersed in education.

She has been around to see how much the City has grown in all aspects but especially regarding its budget.

Gay Collins

Gay has taught public education for 26 years, starting with middle school language arts and then moving on to high school English, American literature, public speaking, studies in drama, and creative writing.

“We’re all like a family,” she said, “and I am grateful to have them”. Originally from Louisiana, she arrived here in spring 1994 and began working for the City a month later. “The kind of different that is uncomfortable at first, as it is unknown and that is scary to most, but it brings nothing but growth, new experiences, and learning opportunities.

One thing led to another, which eventually saw the beginning of her career as an accountant in 2010.