Wrentham Finance Director Karen Jelloe Retires

WRENTHAM, MA —A 40-year career in public service ended in a celebrated retirement for Wrentham Finance Director Karen Jelloe. Wrentham Town Administrator Kevin Sweet said Jelloe worked her final day on Wednesday and will officially retire on Jan. 31.

"Karen has been instrumental in overseeing our town's finances for more than a decade," Sweet said. "We wish her the best in her much-deserved retirement, and I know I speak for everyone in the town of Wrentham in thanking her for her hard work and commitment to the town."

Jelloe worked in the state's State Auditor's Office and then for 10 years served as a field representative with the state's Bureau of Accounts. She then became the treasurer and collector for Dover from 1999 to 2008. She came to Wrentham in 2008 where she worked for 11 years as the Finance Director/Treasurer-Collector.

She was named to the board of directors of the Norfolk County Retirement System in 2012, and
has served as Treasurer of the Norfolk County Municipal Finance Officers Association.