
ELECTED REPUBLICANS
BOLD LEADERSHIP DELIVERING RESULTS FOR COVENTRY
Julie A. Blanchard
Town Council - CHAIR
Occupation: Office Manager at a Law Office, Entrepreneur
Education: Associates Degree
• 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


Matthew D. O'Brien Sr
Town Council - VICE CHAIR (Chair of Finance)
Occupation: Small Business Owner, Executive Recruiter
Education: MBA, Finance - Boston University Bachelor of Science - University of Notre Dame
• 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
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Financial Advisor specializing in investment services and insurance
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First term Town Council Member
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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
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Served 2 terms on the Coventry Board of Education, one as Vice Chair and the other as a member of the Finance Committee
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Established the open space fund to protect Coventry's rural character and spearheaded the drive to "dump the green bags."
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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
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Associate Director/Program Manager for an aerospace firm - managing several multi-million dollar programs
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17 years experience in systems / software engineering
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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.
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43 years of experience in public education as a parent, teacher and school administrator.
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Experienced education consultant specializing with groups on long range and strategic planning
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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
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Resident of Coventry for 25 years
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Worked in the Coventry school system as a substitute teacher, coached children in sports, and has mentored young girls as Girl Scout Leader
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Served on the South Windsor Planning & Zoning Board from '08-'12
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Part of the original team that implemented A Big Picture alternative education program at EO Smith High School
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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
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Board of Trustees YMCA Camp Jewell Member - supported improvements that proved to increase enrollments and finance renovations
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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
Occupation: Student
Education: Currently Enrolled - University of Connecticut
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Coventry resident for 19 years
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Current UConn honors student (4.0 and Deans list)
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Counselor at Coventry's Camp Wangumbaug, 3 years
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Board Member for Kids and UConn Bridging Education
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Mentor for the Asian/Asian American Mentoring Program and Biology
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Member of the Honors Across State Borders
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Treasurer for Room Hall Association
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Lab Assistant at Adamson Research Group
Pamela Sewell
Republican Registrar of Voters
Inge Pope
Republican Deputy Registrar of Voters
Courtney Rossignol
Zoning Board of Appeals
Monika Debowska
Zoning Board of Appeals
Frank Infante
Zoning Board of Appeals