Conor brings over ten years of government and education experience in the United States. Conor has a Master’s in Public Administration from the State University of New York College at Brockport (Magna Cum Laude, 2004) and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the State University College of New York at Geneseo (1991). Conor also holds an Executive Certificate of Completion from the Georgetown University School of Public Policy. Within his Graduate studies, Conor completed coursework in the following: Intergovernmental Relations, Public Policy, Strategic Management for Organizations, Budgeting, Performance Measurement, Research and Program Evaluation, Organizational Behavior, Statistics for Managers and Human Resource Management.

While working under two multi-million dollar grants awarded by the United States Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Conor acquired ten years of training in the following: comprehensive needs assessment, program implementation and evaluation, research-based best practices regarding maintaining a safe school environment and climate. He received said training at national conferences hosted by the United States Department of Education, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Georgetown University School of Public Policy, Search Institute, and the National School Safety Center.