ELECTED REPUBLICANS
BOLD LEADERSHIP DELIVERING RESULTS FOR COVENTRY
Julie A. Blanchard
Town Council
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Finance Committee
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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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John French
Town Council
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Steering Committee
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Occupation: Contractor, Willimantic Interior Design Gallery
Education:
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Recently moved to Coventry from Windham
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Served on Windham Board of Finance '86-'99 (Chairman '90-'99)
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Oversaw the entire budget for the town and Board of Ed
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Greatest Asset is bringing people together for the good of the community
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"We need to work together. We must all be on the same page- let's make Coventry the best place that we can by making it affordable and a great place to work and live."
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Christina Williams
Board of Education
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Grievance Committee
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Expulsion Committee
Occupation: Engineer
Education: BS/MS Mechanical Engineering;AS Business Administration;
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Mother of 4, under 10; 4 in Coventry Public Schools
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Director, Digital Transformation for an aerospace firm - Providing strategic and technical leadership
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21 years industry experience, 2 terms on Board of Education
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Resident of Coventry 10 years; husband has been a lifelong resident
Courtney Rossignol
Board of Education
Occupation: Health Coach
Education: Bachelor's Degree
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New mother & proactive parent
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Served 2 terms on Coventry Zoning Board of Appeals (one as alternate and now as Chair)
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Assistant Coach for CHS Crew Club / Coventry Lake Community Rowing
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International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (2017)
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"We will restore faith back into our community- by being unafraid to ask the tough questions and tackle uncomfortable topics."
Peter DePaola
Board of Education
Occupation: Adjunct Professor, Goodwin University
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Business Operations Management and Current Topics in Business
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Strong background in strategic leadership, lean operations, finance and transformational management
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Marine Corps veteran and co-founder of the CT Veterans Day Race in Coventry
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Recently retired as the Chief Operating Officer for an institutional pharmacy
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Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors Member 2003-2009
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Served on Coventry Board of Education 1995-1999, 2021-