THE ASSOCIATION -- NOMINEE BIO’S ANNUAL MEETING/ELECTION Monday, July 9th 2018 5-8 pm Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library

Eligible voters: all individual residential property owners and registered Branford voters 18 and over residing within Stony Creek Association boundaries. PRESIDENT: Daniel Bullard: Dan lives with his wife Holly and stepdaughter Abbie, has three daughters and six grandchildren. He is active in The Church of Christ, a past member of the RTM, an incumbent on The Stony Creek Association, past member of the Police Commissioners, and is a member of the Thimble Sailing Club and Off Soundings Club. Dan is a graduate of Yale, president of Bullard Financial, and a principal of ONESCO in Branford. TREASURER: Gregory Ames: Greg and Nina have owned their Stony Creek home since 1989 and have been full- time residents since 1999. Greg is the president of Ames and Whitaker, Architects and has served as treasurer of the Building Congress, and as treasurer and president of the Connecticut chapter of the American Institute of Architects, A.I.A. and the Mountainbrook Homeowner's Association. He is currently treasurer of The Stony Creek Association. TAX COLLECTOR: Nick Fischer: Nick spent his childhood in Stony Creek, moving in 1988 to Guilford where he and his wife raised their two children. He moved his family back in 2009 to Linden Point Road where he currently resides. Nick established Fischer Excavating, Inc., in 1987 in Branford and has done a majority of the excavation work in Stony Creek and on the . He is a graduate of the University of New Haven where he received a BS in Finance. AUDITOR: Charles Torre: Charlie has been a resident of the Creek since 1965 and retired in 2004 as Director of Treasury at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is a former chairman and member of the board of directors of the Better Business Bureau of Connecticut, is an active member of St. Therese Church, serving as a trustee of the church's Knights of Columbus Council, and also serves as a Eucharist Minister. He serves as auditor for The Stony Creek Association.

Robert Babcock: Bob returned to Stony Creek thirteen years ago. He enjoys being active in the community where he lives. Bob founded The Branford Education Foundation. Bob serves as a board member of the Stony Creek Museum. He Co-Chaired for The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in Cheshire and is Chairman of the Finance Committee at the Church of Christ Congregational in Stony Creek. He is past President of Fire Protection Testing Inc. Shannon DaRos: Shannon lives on Watrous avenue with husband Peter, 12-year-old son Hunter and Keera their yellow lab. She has been a resident of Stony Creek for 16 years and is employed as a medical assistant at North East Medical Group. She is interested in community safety including the roads and sidewalks in Stony Creek for all adults and children and looks forward to serving on the board.

Debra Deford: in Stony Creek since 1996, is a freelance writer/editor. She has served on WWM Library’s Board, participated in “Friends of WWML,” and headed its adult programming for several years. She sang in the SC Church choir, Christmas concerts and pageants; Frank Vasi’s cantata, “In Some Chosen Place;” and the local sextet, the “Mudflats.” She teamed with book designer Barbara Marks, the late Paul Forman, and volunteer writers to produce the book, Flesh and Stone: Stony Creek and the Age of Granite, Theodore Ells: Presently serves on the Executive Board as Legal and Zoning Chair. He served from 2008 to July 2014, as Vice President, Legal/Zoning Chair, Bayview Park Committee, Co-Chair, and on Village District Committee. He Chairs Branford Board of Ethics, is on Connecticut Real Estate Commission and is Vice President of Stony Creek Museum. His law office is in Stony Creek. Tina and he have three daughters and 6 grandchildren. He hopes to help improve the quality of life in the community. Harlan Fichtenholtz: My family and I have lived in the creek for the past 10 years and are proud to call it our home. There are a lot of contentious issues that have come before the board in recent years and I believe that I can be open-minded and reasonable when topics like these come up. My goal on the Board is to allow all the different opinions represented in the creek to have a voice in order to achieve the best resolution.

Sandra Fischer: Sandra moved to Stony Creek in 1970 with Phil and their four children. She has a Masters in Environmental Education, and retired after teaching science at Westbrook Middle School for twenty-five years. She has been active in many civic affairs within the community and is a multi-term member of The Stony Creek Association board.

Ed Gagliardi: I was born in Stony Creek and have always had a presence here. I now am the third generation in my home. I have lived here for 15 years. However my memories of the summers and visits to my Grandparents ( Meneguzzi) always gave me the feeling of Stony Creek being home. I am retired from the ATT where I managed business case analysis and product profitability work among other functions. I now enjoy what Stony Creek has to offer. Jerald Greenvall: Jake, a life-long Stony Creek resident, is the former Stony Creek Association tax collector for twenty-plus years. He retired as a systems analyst from SNET. He is a fifty-year member of Rescue Co. #5 and was a member of the committee that planned and implemented conversion of the old St. Therese Church into a Stony Creek Community Center in the 1970s. He is treasurer of the Stony Creek Cemetery Association. Sam Kirby: Sam has lived in Stony Creek fifteen years and raised two children here. In 2003, he bought a home on Thimble Islands Road. Sam is a graduate of Yale College and Yale School of Architecture. He is currently an Associate of Newman Architects in New Haven. He is a member of the Thimble Islands Sailing Club and volunteers at the Stony Creek Museum. Sam is interested in the character of the architecture and coastline of this unique community. Peter Kusterer: 32 year resident/owner at Stony Creek harborside; owner of Stony Creek marina, landlord to Thimbleberry Deli & Thimble Marine. 67 year part-time Kidd's resident with special knowledge & appreciation of the community's history & tradition. A hands-on, bloody knuckler, who improves properties while preserving the flavors of the village waterfront.

Nancy Patton: Nancy lives with her husband Tom in Stony Creek and the Thimble Islands during summer months. She has two children. A 1991 Georgetown Law graduate with experience in municipal law; member of the Pine Orchard Club Board of Governors, By-Laws Committee (Chair) and Audit Committee; and 20-year member of the Thimble Island Sailing Club. She’d be honored to serve on the SCA to help manage and preserve the natural beauty, diverse resources and strong sense of community in the Creek.

Hannah Purdy: Hannah has lived and worked in Stony Creek for 8 years, and she and her husband raise their 2 rambunctious young children here. Hannah values Stony Creek for its strong community and is committed to nurturing an inclusive community where all voices are heard and respected. Linda Reed: help manage & protect our natural & cultural resources and represent the interests & concerns of Village residents & each neighborhood; up-street resident since 1984, having raised 2 sons (Logan & Alden); 40+ yrs. experience in land use/zoning/coastal planning & govt. operations; 30+ yrs. in land use & labor law; serve as Clerk to legislative branch of major municipality; Fairfield (Biology); Yale (Environmental Planning); CT certified: zoning (CAZEO/UConn) & inland wetlands (DEEP); multi-term SCA Board member (co-chair: Legal/Zoning & Police/Traffic). Mark Richter: Laura and I have owned/operated the Stony Creek Package Store for 12 years. As a board member I always have “The Creeks” best interest in mind and try to be fair. Every day I learn more history and work to help sustain and improve the quality of life we all enjoy. I am proud to live and work in what I feel is one of the best places, and I look forward to doing so for years to come.

James Walker: Many in our community are familiar with my decades of elective public service (SCA, RTM, BCTV) which I hope to continue. There are many quality candidates whose only motive is to serve our village well and fairly.

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