BOLD LEADERSHIP DELIVERING RESULTS FOR COVENTRY

Julie A. Blanchard

Town Council - CHAIR

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Occupation: Office Manager at a Law Office, Entrepreneur

Education: Associates Degree

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• Wife and mother of 4 adult children

• Attended Laurel Girls State as a senior in high school

• Served as President of the Hans Christian Andersen Montessori Board

• Coventry Board of Education 2003-2005

• Coventry Town Council 2007-2011 and April 2015 - present

• Windham Region Council of Governments - Member & Secretary

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Matthew D. O'Brien Sr

Town Council - VICE CHAIR (Chair of Finance)

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Occupation: Small Business Owner, Executive Recruiter

Education: MBA, Finance - Boston University Bachelor of Science - University of Notre Dame

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• Four Terms Coventry Town Council

• Former Chairman, Finance Committee

• Coventry Representative on Route 6 Expressway

• Coventry Board of Education

• Seven terms Parish Council, St. Matthew with four terms    as Chairman

• St. Matthew Building & Finance Committees

• Small business owner since 1984

• Resident of Coventry since 1990

Matthew D. O'Brien Jr

Town Council (Chair of Steering)

Occupation: Financial Advisor
Education: Bachelor, Economics - University of Connecticut

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• Life-long Coventry resident

• Financial Advisor specializing in investment services and insurance

• First term Town Council Member

• Chairman of the Coventry Republican Town Committee

Richard Williams

Town Council (Secretary)

Occupation: Coventry Small Business Owner
Education: 

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• Served on the Coventry Town Council '13-'17

• Served 2 terms on the Coventry Board of Education, one as Vice Chair and the other as a member of the Finance Committee

• Established the open space fund to protect Coventry's rural character and spearheaded the drive to "dump the green bags."

• Experience in budgeting, contracts, and the development of technology programs

Christina Williams

Board of Education

Occupation: Engineer
Education: AS Business Administration; BS/MS Mechanical Engineering

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• Mother of 4, under 6; 2 in Coventry Public Schools

• Associate Director/Program Manager for an aerospace firm - managing several multi-million dollar programs

• 17 years experience in systems / software engineering

• Resident of Coventry 6 years; husband has been a lifelong resident

William Oros

Board of Education - VICE CHAIR

Occupation: Retired Public School Administrator 
Education: BS, MS, 6th year and advanced certification in education management

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• Three prior terms, Coventry Board of Education.

• 43 years of experience in public education as a parent, teacher and school administrator.

•  Experienced education consultant specializing with groups on long range and strategic planning

• Knowledge of all aspects of school management including facilities and budget

Barbara Pare

Board of Education

Occupation: Health & Wellness Event Manager
Education: Master's Degree, Organizational Management

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• Dedicated wife, mother of 3 children who graduated from Coventry schools

• Resident of Coventry for 25 years

• Worked in the Coventry school system as a substitute teacher, coached children in sports, and has mentored young girls as Girl Scout Leader

• Served on the South Windsor Planning & Zoning Board from '08-'12

• Part of the original team that implemented A Big Picture alternative education program at EO Smith High School

• As admissions coordinator of a Connecticut college, she evaluated and re-wrote policies which streamlined processes, as well as served as Secretary for the Board of Trustees

• Board of Trustees YMCA Camp Jewell Member - supported improvements that proved to increase enrollments and finance renovations

• Has worked as a health and wellness event manager for 22 years for large companies such as Lego, UPS, and GE Power

Robert Williams

Board of Education

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Occupation: Student
Education: Currently Enrolled - University of Connecticut

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• Coventry resident for 19 years

• Current UConn honors student (4.0 and Deans list)

• Counselor at Coventry's Camp Wangumbaug, 3 years

• Board Member for Kids and UConn Bridging Education

• Mentor for the Asian/Asian American Mentoring Program and Biology

• Member of the Honors Across State Borders

• Treasurer for Room Hall Association

• Lab Assistant at Adamson Research Group

Pamela Sewell

Republican Registrar of Voters

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Inge Pope

Republican Deputy Registrar of Voters

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Courtney Rossignol

Zoning Board of Appeals

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Monika Debowska

Zoning Board of Appeals

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Frank Infante

Zoning Board of Appeals

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