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Board of Selectmen

David A. Lober

Woodbridge Board of Selectman

MD
Veteran of the Vietnam War
Former member of the Woodbridge Board of Selectman
34-year resident of Woodbridge
Married to Felicia Lober, 4 children, all through Woodbridge/Amity schools
Graduate of Brooklyn College and SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Former Director of Anesthesia and Obstetrics Anesthesiology, Yale New Haven Hospital
Retired President and Owner, anesthesia private practice, Temple Surgical Center
U.S. Navy Medical Corp, honorably discharged at the rank of Lt. Commander
Former Assistant Scoutmaster, Woodbridge Boy Scout Troop 907
NRA-certified Range Safety Officers
Former member, Woodbridge Child Care Center Board of Directors and ad hoc committee to save the Country Club of Woodbridge
Volunteer at CT Responds for Covid Vaccinations
Volunteer at: Habitat for Humanity, Our Lady of the Assumption home rehabilitation project, Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, Columbus House and Hurricane Sandy Clean-up in Milford

David Vogel

Woodbridge Board of Selectman

23-year resident of Woodbridge
Married to Leah Vogel and is the proud father of two adult daughters who attended Woodbridge/Amity schools
BA, Yale University
Member, Board of Directors of Whitney Center, Hamden
Member, Board of Directors of Yale Crew Association
Secretary, Woodbridge Republican Town Committee
State of Connecticut certified Election Moderator
Former President, Board of Directors of USRowing
Former U.S. delegate to FISA International Rowing Congresses
Former volunteer coach for Yale Community Rowing, Trinity College Women’s Crew and University of Pennsylvania Women’s Crew

Stephen B. Francis-

Woodbridge Board of Selectmen

Woodbridge Resident for over 25 years
Professional banking career of 38 years - Senior Portfolio Manager at Webster Capital Finance
Former Treasurer, Town of Woodbridge
Former Member Board of Finance, Town of Woodbridge (Fire Station Building Committee, Human Services Commission Liaison, Police Commission Liaison).
Spouse Betsy Day Francis is a lifelong Woodbridge resident. Son Patrick is a Naval Officer graduating from US Naval Academy and a former Woodbridge firefighter. Daughter Meaghan interned with longtime Woodbridge congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and Congressman Seth Moulton
Diploma "With Distinction", 1997 Stonier Graduate School of Banking at University of Delaware, Newark, DE
BA, Economics, 1981 Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
Master Beekeeping Certification - 2020 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Former Board of Directors, Treasurer and Finance Committee Chairman, Stamford YMCA.
Former Board of Directors, Loan Committee Chairman, Bridgeport Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
Graduate school thesis on Derivatives published by the ABA as a reference publication, in libraries of the ABA, Harvard Business School and the University of Delaware.
Leadership role in Bank sponsored reading awareness program for elementary school children.

Woodbridge Board Of Education

Sarah Beth Del Prete-

Woodbridge Board of Education

2003 - Albertus Magnus College - BA Communications, Minor Business
Resident of Woodbridge since 2016. Former lifelong resident of New Haven. Moved to Woodbridge for the school system.
Proud mother of 7 children - One in Amity middle school, 4 in Beecher Road School
Beecher Road PTO Social Committee co-chair
Yearly volunteer with the Toys for Tots annual toy drive
Volunteer for New Haven Fire Dept’s annual backpack drive
Volunteer for local events with sons Boy Scout troop (907), based in Woodbridge
Real Estate agent with Seabury Hill Realtors, based out of New Haven
Deputy Campaign Manager for Congressman Christopher Shays and other CT candidates

Former Finance Director for Woodbridge Republican Town Committee Republicans

Brooke Hopkins-

Woodbridge Board of Education

Years in Woodbridge 13 years
3 Children at Beecher Road School
UCONN (95) BS in Human Education and family Services with minor in Social policy and planning.
Masters of Social Work (02) from Southern Ct.
Profession Partner/co-owner Ct Youth Resources, LLC
UCONN Academic Specialist for Field placement at the school of Social Work Master’s Program at UCONN

Founder and President of Kelly Ryan Foundation 2012 to present

Jeffrey Luck-

Woodbridge Board of Education

Baruch College BBA, Long Island University (C.W. Post) MBA International Business

Woodbridge resident for over 11 years
2 Children currently in the Woodbridge school system 4th and 6th grade
Hematology/Oncology Rep in biopharma
Former Bethwood and Orange little league coach
Former Orange Little League softball coach

Daniel Cowan –

Woodbridge Board of Education

8-year resident of Woodbridge
Current Woodbridge Board of Education Member
One daughter away at college, and one daughter at Beecher Road School
3-time Coordinator, Beecher Road School Halloween HOOT
Member, Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church of America
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of New Haven
Served in U.S. Navy aboard the USS Toledo
Former Instructor, Porter and Chester Institute, HVAC systems
Licensed Professional Engineer, EMCOR Services New England Mechanical
Member, CT Association of Plumbing Engineers and CT Association of Energy Engineers
Member, CT ASHRAE • Founding President, University of New Haven chapter of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)
Voting Member of Board of Education: Policy, Finance, and Facilitates Sub Committees
Supports the in-person learning model, fiscal prudence, and parents rights

Amity Board of Education

Sanjay Gupta-

Amity Board of Education

o 8-Year Resident of Woodbridge, 20 Year Connecticut Resident

o Married to Dr. Nizi Gupta, Proud father of two children, daughter in Amity Middle school and Son starting first Grade in Beecher Road Elementary school in the coming year.

o BS, Electrical Engineering, MBA Finance & IT from UCONN Stamford, CT

o Executive Management Program HEC Paris, Jouy-en-Josas France

o Business and Technology management industry leader for over 25 years

o Currently Vice President, Information Technology at Quadient Inc.

o Board member in several Condominium associations in Southern CT

Roy M. Ivins-

Amity Board of Education

Army veteran with a tour in Vietnam.
40 Year Woodbridge resident
Proud father of three children, all of whom went through the Woodbridge/Amity school system,
Grandfather of four grandchildren the Woodbridge School System as well, one in Woodbridge and three in Amity.
Small business owner, owns an in-insurance consulting practice,
Board of Directors for New Haven Ballet for nine years, including six as President of that board.
14 years on the Woodbridge EMS Commission, has chaired the commission since 2009.
Board Member of the Quinnipiac Valley Health District as a Woodbridge representative for over seven years
Member of the national Society of Risk Management Consultants (SRMC) for over 15 years
Chair of the SRMC Long Range Planning Committee for eight years, ‘

Professional Practices Committee member, recently completed a two-year term as Treasurer of the Society, and is currently President-Elect of the SRMC.

Zoning Board of Appeals

Robert Wiznia, MD-

Zoning Board of Appeals

41-year resident of Woodbridge
Former Member, Woodbridge Zoning Board of Appeals
Married to Carolann Wiznia, 3 children all attended Woodbridge/Amity schools
Graduate of Milford High School
BA Yale University
MD NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Ophthalmologist, Vitreoretinal Subspecialist, Private Practice, New Haven
Attending Ophthalmologist, Yale New Haven Hospital
Ophthalmology Consultant, Griffin Hospital
Internship, Montefiore Hospital in New York, Residency in ophthalmology, Tufts University in Boston, Vitreoretinal Fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin
Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology), UCONN School of Medicine
Member and Past President of the Board of Governors of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Fellow, Ezra Stiles College of Yale University

Muffy K. German-

Zoning Board of Appeals

Lifelong resident of Woodbridge

Attended Center and Beecher Road Schools

BA English Literature, Wells College

Middle School Certification, English/History, SCSU

Owner LetterArts Calligraphy & Design Studio

Instructor at Creative Arts Workshop

Former Board member Friends of the Woodbridge Library

Founding member of Calligraphers’ Guild of New Haven

Former Board member of Connecticut League of Historical Societies

Former Board member Junior League of Greater New Haven

Board Member of Amity & Woodbridge Historical Society

Secretary of East Side Cemetery Association

Historian of Mysticalligraphers, Inc.

Member of Woodbridge Republican Town Committee

Member of Garden Club of Woodbridge

Barbara Hagan-Smith

Zoning Board of Appeals

Raised in Woodbridge: Family has been in Woodbridge since late 1700s
Center School graduate (Last 8th grade class) Amity graduate (first four year High School graduation class) BA Economics Wells College
Restaurant owner and Hotel manager for 16 years in the Virgin Islands
Yale Manuscripts and Archives intern for three years
Archivist for Coe Foundation Planting Fields Long Island
Historian - Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources USVI
Executive Director and Archivist of The St Croix Landmarks Society for over two decades
VI Territorial advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Former volunteer at the Woodbridge Town Library
Currently circulation staff atWoodbridge Town Library
Board member of Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society
Member/donor Woodbridge: Friends of the Library, Garden Club, Land Trust, Park Association

Lin Yang

Zoning Board of Appeals alternate

16-year resident of Woodbridge
First-generation immigrant
Two Children both raised in Woodbridge, CT and attended Woodbridge public schools. One graduated from Amity High School in 2020. One is a Senior.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo. BS in Polymer Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Engineering.
20+ year working experience as a research scientist in a multinational corporation.
Founding member of Center for Race & Opportunity (2020)
Member and board member of CT Property Owners Association since 2014.
Member and board member of CT Chinese American Heritage Association since 2018.
Organized and volunteered for grassroots movement since 2017 to fight against legislation to register Asian American students based on ancestral immigration nation of origin.
Member and volunteer for Student for Fair Admissions to fight against race-based college admissions.

Volunteer for CT Parents Union since 2018

Board of Assesment Appeals

Janet Barillari

Board of Assessment Appeals

Experience

Janet Barillari is a member of Venman & Co. LLC. Ms. Barillari’s areas of specialties within the firm are Corporation, Partnership and Personal Tax Consulting, and Financial and Business Consulting.

Ms. Barillari has practiced with Venman & Co. LLC since 1987. She was formerly associated with Ernst & Young. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Connecticut and New York. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Tax Division) and Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants. She was a past member of the CTCPA Strategic Planning Committee, the Board of Governors, the Ethics Committee and Management of Accounting Practice Committee. She was also the past president of the Bridgeport Area CPA Group and held two presidential terms with the Institute of Management Accounting – Bridgeport Chapter. She received her B.S. in Accounting from the University of Bridgeport in 1973 and her M.S. in Taxation from the University of New Haven in 1981.

Education

M.S. Taxation – University of New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

B.S. Accounting – University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut

Professional

Certified Public Accountant – Connecticut and New York

Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Tax Division)

Member of Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants

Past member of Management of Accounting Practice Committee

Past member of CTCPA Strategic Planning Committee

Past member of CTCPA Board of Governors

Past member of CTCPA Ethics Committee

Past president – Bridgeport Area CPA Group

Past president – (2) terms Institute of Management Accounting - Bridgeport Chapter

Civic Activities

Former Adjunct Professor – University of New Haven Graduate Tax Program

Former Member of Woodbridge Board of Finance

Treasurer of Fairfield Rotary

Former Treasurer of Fairfield Follies Foundation

Former Member of Board of Finance – Oak Lane Country Club

Past Member of Town of Trumbull Pension Plan Investment Board

Past Chairman of Woodbridge Board of Assessment and Appeals

Frequent speaker for professional and civic groups including radio and television

appearances on various tax topics