Old Saybrook Democrats

THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS!

by Joyce Mikulski | Nov 3, 2021 | Posts

We are so thankful to all our candidates and committee members who worked so hard on this election. We are proud to introduce our newly elected office holders:

Selectman: Matthew J Pugliese

BOF: John J O’Brien

BOF: Bruce W Carlson

BOE: Karen E Brodeur

BOE: Eileen D Baker

BOAssessment Appeals: Joan B Strickland

Planning Comm: Kathleen A Sugland

Police Commission: Renee Root Shippee

PC: Alfred Chub Wlcox

PC: Jessica Calle

PC: Jill Notar-Francesco

PC: 2 year term: Carol A Manning

Park & Recreation Comm: Nancy Shepard Gatta

Park & Recreation Comm: Jane B Wisialowski

Harbor Management Comm: Robert B Soden

Dan Moran

Resident of Old Saybrook for 26 years
Current Chairman of the Old Saybrook Police Building Committee
Retired from Central Connecticut State University after 40 years as Associate Chief
Administrative Officer in July 2009
Served on the Board Of Trustees for Saint Bernard High School
Served on the Natural Heritage, and Open Space Land Acquisition Review Board for the State Of Connecticut
B.S. in Accounting and MS in Public Safety from Central Connecticut State University

Adam Boyd

Navy Veteran of Iraq & Afghanistan
Degree in Criminal Justice
UConn degree in Political Science
Family man with two small children
Knowledge of duties of Commission

Colin Heffernan

Local Attorney with Main St. office
Graduate of Cornell University, 2002
Life-long connection to Old Saybrook (spent summers here as a child)
Magna Cum Laude Juris Doctorate Graduate of Tulane University, 2008 (witness to the rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina)
Experience ranges from handling million-dollar corporate accounts to representing individuals in civil and family cases
Dedicated advocate for equal rights
Guardian Ad Litem in contentious divorce cases
Member of Zoning and Inland Wetlands Commission
Husband to Alexys and father to two young children (one has just entered kindergarten)

Carol Conklin

Registrar of Voters
Current Chair, EDC
Prior President, Main St. Business Assoc. and Chamber of Commerce
5 yrs. Chair of School Marketing Committee
Long-time resident, active in community

A. Donald Cooper

A.Donald Cooper
Managing Director of Cooper & Company, Ltd. Certified Public Accountants
Resident of Old Saybrook for 37 years. Wife, Joy – two children Evan and Adam
Former Old Saybrook Representative and Chairman of the Regional Mental Health Board CAC 10
Co-founding member of the Old Saybrook Youth Football Activites League
Coached for several sports for the Old Saybrook Park and Recreation Department
Connecticut Delegate to the White House 1986 Small Business Conference
Graduate of Long Island University ( MBA ) in Accounting
B.S. Degree in finance from LIU Post College

Ken Soudan

Married to Debra Ann Soudan 6 children and four grandchildren
Lived in Old Saybrook since 1996 Worked in broadcast video for 35 years
Current owner of The Lock up Self Storage Facility in Branford
First Responder/ Assistant Chief for the Deep River Ambulance in the past
Parishioner of St. Marks Church in Westbrook and B & G Chair Wishes to maintain the “Small New England Quality” of Old Saybrook

Neil McCrudden

Neil and wife Ethel have lived in Old Saybrook for 20 years
Retired Pharmacist – having graduated from Pharmacy School at U.R.I.
Served in U.S. Navy during WW II
Member of the Elderly Benefit Committee
Served on the Estuary Transit Board
Past member of the OSDTC
Active member of the American Red Cross and American Cancer Society

George Chang

Resident of Old Saybrook since 2000
Husband to Linda Kieffer; father to Keanna (graduate of Old Saybrook schools, presently attending Cornell University) and Joshua (a junior at Old Saybrook High School)
BS in Chemistry from Pomona College, California
PhD in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Kansas
Postdoctoral Fellowship at Columbia University, New York
Research Scientist at Pfizer since 1989
Has served on the Board of Education for 8 years

John O'Brien

Resident of O.S. since 2000
Worked in Sales Mgt. in the apparel industry
He and wife Pat have 3 boys and 6 grandchildren
Member of Board of Finance for 10 years
Member of Police Bldg. Committee

Alan Spargo

Has lived in town since 1974
MBA from Rensselaer, JD from Quinnipiac
Also passed the Bar in Washington, DC
Former Manager for SNET and Sonecar
4 years on the ZBA and 8 years on the Board of Education
Plays bridge, goes to the Y, and walks every day.
Member of the American Association of University Women

George Wall

Resident of Old Saybrook since 2006
Married to Irene for 47 years
Father of three adult children
Actively involved with Dog Days Adoption, finding homes for shelter dogs
BSEE past holder of USCG Masters Commercial License
Retired from Sikorsky Aircraft, General Electric, and Textron-Lycoming
9 years on Harbor Management

Emilio Scamporino

Resident of Old Saybrook for over 20 years
Former business owner in Old Saybrook
8 years as a Justice Of The Peace
Eleven year member of The 100 Club
Son-in-law, a Connecticut State Trooper for 17 years
Father of three children and grandfather to five

Susan Esty

Park and Recreation Commission member for over 6 years
Integral to the successful restoration of Parks and Play Fields after Hurricanes Irene and Sandy, including the Saybrook Point Miniature Golf facility
Worked on Appointment of the new Director of P&R, after retirement of Vicky Duffy
Serves on The Preserve Ad Hoc Committee
Strong believer in the value of Old Saybrook’s many natural resources for recreation.

Old Saybrook Democrats

THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS!

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