David W. Manzo, M.Ed.  
President & Executive Director, Cotting School

David W. Manzo became the sixth president/executive director of Cotting School in July 2004. Founded in 1893, Cotting School is America's first day school for children with a broad spectrum of learning and communication disabilities, physical challenges, and complex medical conditions. Prior to assuming this position, he served 20 years as president of COMPASS, a private educational and social services organization serving high-risk, inner-city children and their families.

A Waterbury, CT, native, Manzo received his Master of Education degree in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard University, and his B.A., summa cum laude, from Boston College, where he was named Scholar of the College. He was also named Marshall in the Order of the Cross and Crown, Boston College's oldest honor society. He has served on the faculty of Boston College since 1980.

Manzo currently is a board member for the following organizations: Massachusetts Association of 766-Approved Private Schools, COMPASS, the Children's League of Massachusetts, Pine Street Inn and Roxbury Latin School.

Manzo is the recipient of several awards, including two from Boston College - the Exemplary Service Award from the PULSE Program and the Award of Excellence in Public Service from the Alumni Association. He also received the Tennessee-based Lyndhurst Foundation's Prize that honors individuals whose contributions in a variety of fields - including education and community service - embody "creativity, passion, and good will."

To the dismay of his friends in Boston, he is a life-long New York Yankee fan.

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