Glastonbury Democratic Town Committee

Elected Officials


	Tom Kehoe
	State Representative, 31 District
	Representative Tom Kehoe is now serving in his second term in the Connecticut Legislature. Tom was a dedicated member of the Town Council for two terms and is now the Representative for the 31st District in the State Legislature. He assumed his position on January 3, 2007. He has lived in Glastonbury for 20 years, has five children who have gone through the Glastonbury Public Schools, and is currently a state representative, businessman, attorney, and active environmentalist. He serves on the Finance and Energy Committees at the State Legislature and was instrumental in the increase in the Education Cost Sharing (ECS)that came to Glastonbury in 2007. An additional $2 Million was returned to Glastonbury since he joined the State Legislature and another $800,000 will be added again this year. He brings integrity, energy, and vision to the office. He represents every Glastonbury citizen in the 31st District. Tom won re-election for his second term on November 4, 2008.
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	Peter Alter
	Judge of Probate
	RE-ELECTED ON NOVEMBER 7, 2006 Judge Peter Alter is no part time judge. He puts in real hours, every working day. In 2005, he saw 313 cases, closed 240 pending cases and presided over 230 hearings. The results? No backlog. A more efficient, more accessible court. Friendly, helpful clerks. A court where every voice is heard. A judge who understands the law and makes it work for people. That is the kind of experience that matters! On November 7, Glastonbury voters chose compassion, commitment, fairness and experience by re-electing Judge Peter Alter.


	Tim Coon
	Town Council Member
	Tim Coon was RE-elected to the Glastonbury Town Council in November 2009. He has been the Curriculum Manager for the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council for 10 years. He left that position to serve in the Iraq War and has just returned to Connecticut and rejoined his family after 15 months of active duty. He was a member of the Glastonbury Board of Education for four years prior to his departure for Iraq. Tim states, “My goal is to listen to the community and use my experience in all areas of government to enhance the efficiency of all our Town Departments. We need to continually improve the excellent quality of life we have here in Glastonbury.” Tim also holds a Bachelor's Degree in History from the University of Connecticut, a Teaching Certificate in History/English from Eastern Connecticut State University and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the University of Hartford. He has worked in government on local, State and federal levels and has experience in almost all the major areas of local government. He grew up in Coventry and has lived in Glastonbury for 12 years with his wife Pam and two daughters, Caitlin and Meredith .


	Bob Zanlungo
	Town Council
	RE-ELECTED IN 2009: I worked in National Politics at the Clinton White House, Democratic National Committee before settling in Glastonbury. In May 2009, I was appointed to take Carolyn Treiss’ position on the Town Council. I am currently a mortgage broker at AdvisorOne Mortgage, a locally owned and operated Glastonbury business. I am a resident of the North End, currently single and spend time as an active member of the Rotary Club and as an Ambassador for the Chamber of Commerce. My main concern for Glastonbury is that we work to make this town a welcoming place for businesses to call home. It’s time that the tax burden is taken off of the backs of residential property owners.


	Michele Jacklin
	Town Council Member
	Michele Jacklin: I have lived in Glastonbury for 26 years with my husband, James Estrada. We have two children: Emily, a second-year law student at the University of Maryland, and Evan, a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua. Both were educated in the Glastonbury public school system. I am Director of Media Relations for Trinity College in Hartford. Prior to that, I managed the successful re-election campaign of state Sen. Ed Meyer of Guilford and was Policy Director for New Haven Mayor John DeStefano when he ran for governor in 2006. Most of my adult life, however, has been spent as a journalist, primarily with The Hartford Courant, where I was a town news reporter, legislative reporter, chief political reporter, editorial writer and political columnist. My chief concern in wanting to serve on the Town Council is to maintain Glastonbury's excellent quality of life, while ensuring the town's affordability so that people of all socioeconomic, racial and ethnic backgrounds can make their homes here.


	Lisa Furbush
	Board of Education Member
	Lisa Furbush was elected to her first term on the Glastonbury Board Education on November 6, 2007. She is the Executive Office Manager of JRH Asset Management in Hartford, which manages and budgets for multi-million dollar properties in Connecticut and the Southeast belt. She was previously a Religion teacher at Mercy High School in Middletown. Lisa is currently a doctoral student in Hartford Seminary and the head volleyball coach for St. Joseph’s College. She is the secretary of Glen Lochen II Condo Association in Glastonbury. She states, “I ran for the Board of Education to help find a balance which will ensure our children’s future while addressing budget issues that are the reality of every school district." Lisa is the director/coordinator for the high school student visits to the Nation's Capital with the assistance of Congressman John Larson.


	Dan Schnaidt
	Board of Education
	The enduring image of 19th century educator Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and his student at the other reduces education to an appealing essence: a wise and knowledgeable teacher working closely with an engaged student. As nostalgic as this may be, for me it represents an ideal of enthusiastic give and take between teachers passionate about the material that inspired them to teach and students eager to learn. Smart, well-educated, skilled, happy teachers and motivated students are the heart of a successful school. In Glastonbury we work hard to attract and are fortunate to have many superb teachers. I believe we can attract even more high-caliber people to teaching and to Glastonbury if teachers have more opportunities to be compensated for outstanding performance. I am interested in exploring with the teachers and unions the potential of incentives to better reward exemplary teaching. I also encourage the innovative use of technology for teaching and learning, which Glastonbury schools has well begun. As surely as technology will never be a substitute for good teachers, it is increasingly embedded in everything we do. Students enjoy it, and to the extent new technologies help them engage and master their studies we need to make the investment. Unfortunately, as we approach another tough budget year, our biggest challenge will be to protect class size and preserve resources essential to our core mission.


	Doug Foyle
	Board of Education
	Elected in November 2009: I am a life-long Democrat and a ten-year resident of Glastonbury. In the spring of 2009, I led Naubuc Elementary School parents in their efforts to preserve a quality education at the school. I am married to Laura Wurtz Foyle, a clinical psychologist with a practice in Glastonbury. We have a son in the 4th grade and a daughter in the 2nd grade at Naubuc Elementary School. I have volunteered extensively with youth athletics in coaching Glastonbury soccer, basketball, and baseball teams. Currently, I am an Associate Professor of Government at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. I was recently profiled in the Glastonbury Citizen after receiving Wesleyan's Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching. I received my B.A. with distinction and honors at Stanford University and completed M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in political science at Duke University. We’re facing several critical issues in Glastonbury education. First, we must preserve small class sizes, the building block of any education program, even in trying economic times. Second, we must have educational leaders who are able to preserve educational excellence while remaining fiscally responsible. Finally, I fear that radical cuts to the education budget will undermine Glastonbury’s competitive advantage in central Connecticut and erode our property values.


	Jim Lynch
	Board of Finance
	Jim Lynch is an associate with Purcell Associates and an elected member of the Board of Finance.


	Zelda Lessne
	Registrar of Voters
	ELECTED ON NOVEMBER 7, 2006 Zelda Lessne represents the best of Glastonbury public service. She assists people at every opportunity--whether they are new voters registering for the first time or they are voters seeking information. Friendly, competent, organized are only a few words that describe her. She serves Glastonbury well as Registrar of Voters.


	Sandra O'Leary
	Zoning Board of Appeals
	Re-Elected in 2009


	Jeanie Babineau
	Zoning Board of Appeals



	Dennis Cavanaugh
	Board of Assessment Appeals
	Re=elected in 2009


	Ray Dolan
	Fire Commission
	Re-elected in 2009