What:
Installation of James Michael Finn as Woonsocket RI Postmaster

Who:
Southeast New England District Manager John W. (Mike) Powers, III will swear in Postmaster Finn as the new postmaster of Woonsocket.

When:
2 PM on Friday, February 19, 2010

Where:
The Woonsocket Post Office
127 Social Street
Woonsocket RI 02894

Background:
James Finn is a 25-year postal veteran who began his career as a clerk in the Foxboro Post Office in 1985. He has held several managerial positions including Postmaster of Canton. As Woonsocket Postmaster, Finn will oversee more than 80 employees who process and deliver mail to more than 22 thousand locations throughout the city.

Finn and his wife Julie have 2 daughters, Maura, 12 and Jill, 9.

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