Education
University of North Carolina
& Western Carolina University
Degree: B.A.
Saint Joseph College
Degree: M.A.
Western New England College
Blake Law Center Degree: J.D. & L.L.M. Candidate
Bar Memberships
State of Connecticut, 1983
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1984
Bar Association Memberships
Tolland County Bar Association
Past President
Member: Bench - Bar Committee, Pro-Bono Committee, Program Committee
Connecticut Bar Association: Member of Family Law Section, Educational Law Section; Judge Middle School Moot Court Competition, 2001-Present; CBA Mentor Counsel, family law: 2004 - Present
Past Member: Council of Bar Presidents
Participant: Law Works for People - Pro Bono legal assistance program: 1991- Present
Commercial Law League of America
Member: Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section
Past presenter at annual New York Convention
Civic Activities
Ellington Board of Tax Review: 1977-1987
Chairman: 1982-1987
Ellington Board of Education: 1983-1987, 1998 - Present:
Chairman: 2003-present
Vice Chairman: 1985-1987
Chairman Teacher Negotiation Team: 1985-1987, 2000-2001, 2003
Chairman Support Staff Negotiation Team 2000,2003
Chairman Policy Committee: 1985-1987, 1999- 2003
Numerous Professional Search Committees: 1988-1994, 2005
Diversity Study Committee: 1997-2003
Policy Committee: 1997-present
School Facilities Study Committee: 2003-2005
Connecticut Association of Boards of Education ("CABE"): 1983-1987, 1998-present
State CABE Convention attendance: 1998-present
Leadership Institute: 2005
Certified Board Member: 2005
Connecticut State Board of Education, Arbitrator: Confirmed by Connecticut General Assembly and Senate March, 2004 Reappointed March, 2007
Ad Hoc Committee to Preserve the Pinney House Chairman, August 2004-present
Town Moderator: 1987-1995
Ellington Charter Revision Commission: 1995-1996
Ellington Historical Society, Inc. Member & Counsel: 1994 - Present
Saint Luke Parish Church, Member and Counsel: 1995 - Present
