2015 Democratic Municipal Candidates
Municipal Election, November 3, 2015

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Paul D. Hinckley, Board of Selectmen

• Member of the Woodbury Charter Revision Commission, 2014-15
• Woodbury First Selectman,
  2007 – 2009
  
• Woodbury Board of Selectmen,
  1999 – 2007
• Woodbury Board of Finance,
  1993 – 1999 (4 yrs. Chairman)
• Region 14 Board of Education,
  1987 – 1993 (2 yrs. Chairman, 4 yrs. Finance Committee Chair)
• Woodbury Democratic Town Committee
• Community Volunteer Activities (2010-present)
• Woodbury Scholarship Fund Dollars for Scholars-Board of Directors, Investment Committee Chair, “Go the Distance” Promotional Chair
• New Opportunities, Inc. – Money Management Program – Money Manager, Elderly Advisory Committee Chair
• CHOICES – certified Medicare Counselor
• FISH – medical appointment driver/companion
  • North Congregational Church – Board of Trustees, Renovation Crew
  • Western CT Area Agency on Aging – Board of Directors
  • Waterbury Palace Theater – Palace Guard, Captain (stipend)
• Chemtura (formerly Uniroyal Chemical Co.), 42 years as Global Marketing Manager, retired
• Education
• M.S., Organic Chemistry, Southern CT State University
• B.S., Plastics Technology – UMASS-Lowell (formerly Lowell Technological Institute)

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Richard C. Snider, Moderator

• Member of the Woodbury Charter Revision Commission, 2014-2015
• Retired Law Partner, Goldfarb & Fleece, NY, NY; specialized in Estate Planning and Administration,
  1976 – 2008
• Member of Bar Association, State of NY and City of NY; Admitted in U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of NY; Member of U.S. Tax Court; former member of the Committee on Estate and Gift Taxation, and Estate Planning Council of NYC
• Chairman, Lenox Hill Hospital Advisory Committee
• Director & Secretary, The Rudin Foundation, Inc.
• Counsel for: May and Samuel Rudin Foundation, Inc.; The Louis and Rachel Rudin Foundation, Inc.; The Lewis and Rachel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.; New York Children’s Foundation, Inc.
• Member, Democratic Town Committee

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William Monti, Board of Finance

• Woodbury Board of Finance,
  2014 – present
• Woodbury representative to
  Western CT Tourism Bureau,
  2009 – present, Secretary, helped establish CT Antiques Trail
• Woodbury Zoning Commission Alternate, 2010
• Woodbury Business and Economic Development Committee,
  2010 – 2012, co-authored and oversaw Woodbury History Walk
• Member of bipartisan committee that prepared Guide to Service on Woodbury Boards, Commissions, and Committees, 2013
• Woodbury Democratic Town Committee, 2009 – present
• Woodbury Community Services Food Bank Volunteer
• Teacher and Principal, Ridgefield CT Schools, 1974 – 2005, retired
• Education: Graduate, 6th Year Degree, Ed Admin, Southern CT State University; M.S. History, Central CT State University; AB History, Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA
• Woodbury resident since 1994; Parishioner, St. Teresa of Avila Church, married to Barbara (47 years), 3 children, 11 grandchildren

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Eileen Denver, Planning Commission 

• Woodbury Planning Commission member since 2007
• Part-time employee of Woodbury Library
• Volunteer since 2004 at Glebe House Museum/Gertrude Jekyll Garden, organizer of ‘Gertrude’s Gardeners’
• Volunteer since 2005 with Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition
• Founding member of Denan Project, a charitable organization bringing healthcare and clean water to drought-stricken area of Ethiopia
• Member of Woodbury Women’s Club and an organizer for annual House tour
• Retired executive editor of Consumer Reports magazine
• Woodbury resident since 1984

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Kathryn Sherer, Planning Commission

• Woodbury Planning Commission Alternate, December 2013 – present
• Woodbury Zoning Board of Appeals, September 2008 – November 2013
• Woodbury Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate, December
  2007 – September 2008
• Woodbury Zoning Commission,
• 2002 – 2005
• Woodbury Charter Revision Commission, 1999 – 2001
• Assistant General Counsel, Stanley Black & Decker Inc., 2001 – present
• Senior Counsel & Intellectual Property Counsel, Timex Corp., 1995-2001
• Associate at Foley, Hoag & Eliot, Boston, MA, 1990-1995
• Law Clerk to Chief Judge for US District Court, Northern District of AL, 1989 – 1990
• Woodbury resident for 20 years

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Donald Richards, Jr., Inland Wetlands Agency

• Woodbury Inland Wetlands Agency, Alternate, 1981-present
• Courses attended include: Soil erosion, water pollution, rules and regulations of IWA
• Member of St. Thomas Future Planning Committee
• Licensed electrician for 32 years, retired since 1999
• U.S. Air Force (retired), specialist in ground power equipment
• Attended Norwalk Community College
• Graduate of Woodbury High School
• Woodbury resident for more than 40 years 
  
  

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Bonnie Sherman, Board of Assessment Appeals

• Woodbury Board of Assessment Appeals, 2010-present, currently Chair
• Real Estate Agent, trained in real estate and property, including residential appraisal, real estate financing and lending practices, new mortgage lending practices, foreclosure law and short sales
• Computer/Technology teacher/trainer; CT Elementary teaching certification grades K-6; Reading certification; Library Media Certification
• Provides technology training and administration, and hardware/software support
• Education: MBA, Baruch College (CUNY); BA, Marymount Manhattan College
• Woodbury resident and homeowner since 1988

 

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Wes Clow, Inland Wetlands Agency Alternate

• Woodbury Inland Wetlands Agency Alternate, 2014-present
• Consultant with Public Works on special projects regarding water courses
• Self-employed Consultant of Management for Large-Scale Commercial Properties
• Groundwater Hydrologist
• Represented State of CT at St. Louis Forestry competition, 1991
• Studied the effects of overpopulation on the environment in the Yucatan ( Mexico), Southern CT State University, 1991
• Studied rain forest habitat destruction in Costa Rica, The School for Field Studies, Northeastern University (Boston)
• Watershed protection specialist with Regional Water Authority, 1987-1990
• Active participant in the Boy Scouts of America
• Volunteer Coach for Woodbury Baseball & Softball
• Woodbury resident since 1993
• Education: B.S. with specialization in Groundwater Hydrology, Geology, and Chemistry, Eastern CT State University; Forestry Major, FFA Graduate of Lyman Hall High School

 

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Jack Well, Zoning Commission Alternate

• Woodbury Zoning Commission Alternate, January 2015-present
• Woodbury Business & Economic Development Committee, 2012-present
• Woodbury Business Association, current member; previously, Board of Directors member
• Prior member of Woodbury Board of Finance
• Prior member of Region 14 Superintendent selection committee
• Prior member of Region 14 Mitchell School Principal selection committee
• Prior member of Woodbury Senior-Community Center site selection committee
• Occupation:  Broker Association Member for 30 years, licensed in 1986
• Woodbury resident since 1968
  
• Education: M.S. Urban Studies, Southern CT State University; B.S. Marketing, University of Hartford

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Adam Goldberg, Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate

• Woodbury Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate, January 2014 – present
• Woodbury Business & Economic Development Committee, 2012 – 2014
• Woodbury Earth Day Celebration, Co-Chairperson 2012, 2013
• Property Manager, Laurel Hill Affordable Housing Community, Brookfield CT 2014 – present
• Accounting Manager, New Morning Market, 2007 – 2013
• Residential Property Manager, Roslindale MA, 1996 – 2007
• Owner/Operator, Emack & Bolio's, Boston MA, 2000 – 2007
• Business Manager/Accountant, Provident Financial Management, Boston MA, 1991 – 2000
• Education: B.S. Accounting, Northeastern University, Boston MA; A.S. Business Administration, Mattatuck Community College, Waterbury CT
• Certifications: C3P, TCS, COS, CPM, CMM, CFS