Our Candidates for 2025

• Incumbent on Willimantic Taxing District BOD
• Chair, Windham Fair Rent Commission
• Former member, Board of Assessment Appeals
• Former Chair, Conservation, Open Space & Agriculture Commission
• Retired Executive Director, Willimantic Housing Authority
• Former President, Northeast Chapter Connecticut Civil Liberties Union
• Author & activist

• Incumbent on Willimantic Taxing District BOD
• Computer techie and numbers guy since 1966
• Process and detail oriented
• Willimantic resident since 1983
• Former Ethics Commission Chair
• Twice former Charter Revision Commission Vice Chair
• Board of Finance 2017-2021
• As a Justice of the Peace I help a very wide range of people get married
• Retired from The Hartford Insurance Group, IBM, and Scotland School
• Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, concentration in Accounting, ECSU

As a teacher, union loeader, and grassroots organizer, Rose has delivered real wins - from protecting immigrants to expanding tenant rights and advocating for good paying jobs. She shows what's possible when working people organize independently and lead with courage.

A lifelong educator, Rose understands that Willimantic’s diversity is its greatest strength and the key to helping our community thrive. Rose has fought to defend our public schools and help working families through her work as an NAACP member and as a vice president of our local American Federation of Teachers. Rose raised her daughter, Ava, in Willimantic. They live on Summit Street and are members of the Willimantic Food Co-Op.

• Current incumbent
• Working Families Party member cross-endorsed by the Windham Greens
• Member CT AFT Legislative/Political Action Committee
• Member Boricua Vota Windham CT branch
• Bilingual local elementary school teacher
• Planning & Zoning Commissioner
• Member, honor society, Pi Lambda Theta, NEAG School of Education, UConn

• Vice Chair, Windham Fair Rent Commission
• Former First Selectperson
• Major instigator of the Third Thursday Street Festitval
• Secretary, Willimantic Whitewater Partnership
• Former Chair, Windham Energy Commission
• Actively planting gardens all over town with the Windham Garden Club

I have been a resident of Windham for more than 25 years. I have been active and engaged in local issues and have served on the Economic Development Commission (including more that six years as chair) and on the Downtown Advisory Committee.

Professionally, I have more that 30 years experience in the financial industry having worked for major financial institutions including Aetna, MassMutual, and the accounting and auditing firm Coopers & Lybrand as well as serving clients through my consulting practice.

I am the author of multiple books on finance, housing, and entrepreneurship and have taught finance, economics, leadership, and nonprofit management to graduate students at Goodwin University, Albertus Magnus College and Bay Path University. I earned a Ph.D. in International Development from the University of Southern Mississippi and an MBA in finance from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

As a candidate for the Board of Education, I am committed to fostering an education system that prioritizes environmental sustainability, teacher retention, and equal access to quality instruction for all of our kids.  With a background in teaching and public health, I bring a unique perspective on how schools can better support both academic and overall well-being. Together, we can create a system that’s sustainable and supportive of all students & teachers. 

• Public Health Specialist
• Former Teacher
• Believes in equal access to quality education for all
• Supports sustainable and healthy buildings & practices in our schools and community

Anna is a Master's student in political science at UConn and works for the  Office of Sustainability there, managing interns. I am running for the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Board of Assessment Appeals. I am  excited to represent the people of Windham! 

• Current incumbent
• Eastern Connecticut State University Alumnus
• Lifelong resident of the area
• Volunteer with 3rd Thursday and Friends of the Garden on the Bridge
• Will promote community engagement, economic development and rejuvenation of Willimantic/Windham

• I am a home owner in Willimantic, having lived here since 1979 (less 10 years living on the lower east side of Manhattan).
• I’ve been treasurer for various organizations in town and I'm sensitive to the challenges we face when deciding tax rates and, equally, when we have to pay them. 
• Board of Assessment Appeals is the last option for homeowners to appeal a rate. The role I am running for is important to citizens and if elected I will be ethical and honest in the position.