First Selectman
Lori L. Spielman
First Selectman since 2015 Member of Board of Selectmen since 2009-2015 Connecticut Regional Council of Governments (CRCOG): - Serves as Secretary on the CRCOG Policy Board - Serves as Liaison to Public Safety Board - Serves on Insurance Claims Advisory Board Member - Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Member - Farm Bureau Member - Rockville Exchange Club Member - Tolland County Chamber of Commerce Member - Rockville High School Vo-Ag Advisory Board Member - Scantic Valley Antique Tractors Member - 100 Club (Police/Fireman Charitable Organization) Served as: Liaison - Water Pollution Control Authority Liaison - Park and Recreation Committee Liaison - Planning and Zoning Commission Member - Board of Selectman Personnel Policies Committee Member - Planning and Zoning Commission, 1996 - 2015 Planning and Zoning Commission Alternate, 1994-1996 Member - Conservation Commission Member - Forest & Open Space Commission Member - Permanent Building Committee Personal: Owner, Spielman Landscaping, 1984 - 2019 Owner, Ellington Greenhouse Business Lifelong Ellington Resident |
Board of Selectmen
James M. Prichard
Member of Board of Selectmen since 2005 Alternate Member, Planning & Zoning Commission – 10 years Member of American Legion Post 200 Owner, Ellington Star Hardware LLC, East Windsor Star Hardware LLC, Ellington Star Rental LLC, Manchester Star Hardware LLC, Somers Star Hardware LLC President, Kuhnly Plumbing & Heating Married, wife Kristina, four children Lifelong resident of Ellington |
David Stavens
Member of the BOS since 2015 Member Planning and Zoning 2011-2015 Owner of Barber Utilities, LLC for 20+ years Attended Wentworth Institute of Technology, degree in civil engineering Past President of the Rockville Exchange club Member of National Utility Contractor Association (NUCA) Board of Directors and Chairman of Safety Committee for NUCA Vice President of the Utility Contractor Association CT Member of Northeast Gas Association Married, wife Heather, five children Lifelong Ellington Resident |
Ronald F. Stomberg
Member of the Board of Selectmen since 2009 Alternate Member, Zoning Board of Appeals Former member, Ellington Volunteer Fire Department Owner, R. F. Stomberg Plumbing and Heating - 40+ years Graduate, New England Institute of Sanitary Services Married, wife Judy, four children, 11 grandchildren Resident of Ellington for 60+ years |
John W. "Jack" Turner
Member of Board of Selectmen since 2007 Chairman, Emergency Services Ad-Hoc Committee BS, MS Degrees in Education, Central Connecticut State College Retired Teacher - 36 years of experience Active Member 49 years & Past Chief, Ellington Vol. Fire Department, Inc. Director, Tolland County Mutual Aid Fire Svc., Inc. - 22 years. Finance Director, Tolland County Mutual Aid Fire Svc., Inc. March 2011 to present. Holder of multiple State and National fire and rescue service-related certifications Resident of Ellington for 62 years I am a strong believer of maintaining our infrastructure and town assets. I rely on the principle of applying a common-sense approach to problem solving and making the right choices regardless of politics. |
Board of Finance
Douglas Harding
Member, Board of Finance since 2014 Member, Ad Hoc Emergency Services Committee Member, Deferred Compensation Committee Former Member, School Facilities Study Committee Former Member, Planning and Zoning Commission-4.5 years BA in Economics and Political Science, Central Connecticut State University Accounting Certificate, Manchester Community College Electronic Filing Coordinator, Connecticut Department of Revenue Services Eagle Scout Troop Committee Member, Boy Scout Troop 96 2006 Alumni of CT American Legion Boy's State Program Lifelong Ellington Resident |
Board of Education
Jennifer Dzen
Current Chairwoman of the Board of Education Board Liaison Past Vicechair of the Board of Education Served as Operations Chair, EDU Innovate Board Liaison, Re-Opening Committee Chair, Mastery Based Learning Committee member & Windermere Building Project Committee Member Current PTO member of Ellington Middle School Past PTO member for Windermere and Center Elementary Schools Member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Parish BA in Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University Certified Meeting Professional disgnation from Meeting Professionals International Past owner of Dzen Meeting Management Seasonal Manager and bookkeeper for Dzen Brothers, Inc & Dzen Farms Part time CPA assistant to James Fiztgerald & Company CPAs Married to husband Donald Three kids, her oldest at Ellington High School and her twins in Ellington Middle School Ellington resident of 18 years |
Marcia Kupferschmid
Current member of Board of Education Member of Communications Committee Member of Curriculum Committee 30 years as an Administrative Assistant at Windermere School Member of Ellington Historical Society Member of Ad Hoc to Save the Pinney House Married 53 years to husband, Wayne 3 Kids, 9 Grandchildren Ellington residents for over 50 years |
Kerry Socha
Attorney, Law Offices of Kerry A. Socha, LLC Member, Board of Education, since 2015 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, American International College Juris Doctor, Western New England School of Law Member, Connecticut Bar Association Member, Windermere PTO Married, husband, Christopher, 2 daughters Resident of Ellington since 2011 |
Planning and Zoning
Sean Kelly
Planning and Zoning Commissioner since 2015 Chairman, Ellington Economic Development Commission Vice Chairman of the Ellington POCD Update Committee Member of the Ellington Permanent Building Committee Justice of the Peace Business Owner, Metal Forming Industry BA from Marquette University Married, wife Blanca, 2 children Ellington Resident for 13 years |
Jonathan Moser
Founder/President @ EDUinnovate.com Planning and Zoning Commission Alternate Board Member, Ellington Historical Society CEO, Coach, Founder, Board Member @Finalsite.com Owner/Farmer at Myfarmstand.com Farm Fresh Member, Apostolic Christian Church Graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University Married 20+ years, Angela, 5 Children Lifelong Ellington Resident |
Robert C. Sandberg
Current Member, Zoning Board of Appeals Past President, Rockville Exchange Club Past member, Ellington Volunteer Fire Department 20 years Past member, Ellington Volunteer Ambulance Corps Graduate, Howell Cheney Tech Owner of Ellington construction business Married, wife Lisa, 2 children Lifelong Ellington resident |
Zoning Board of Appeals
Katherine Heminway
Member, Zoning Board of Appeals Member, Inland Wetlands Commission Member, Permanent Building Committee for 10 years Secretary for Ellington Historical Society Horticulture Therapists & Grounds Manager at hartford hospital institute of living 20+ years Was the head of the street scape project in Hartford around Hartford hospital; first streetscape project in city Greenhouse production/design for Lori Speilman Landscaping 20+ years Resident of Ellington for 21 years |
Library Board of Trustees
Mary E. Blanchette
Current Member Library Board 12 years Former Member, Board of Directors of Camp Care (non-profit for special needs children) Deputy Republican Registrar of Voters 2001-2004 Co-Founder and Co-President, Ellington Middle School PTO 1992-1995 Volunteer, EHS Guidance Department 1997-2003 Former Volunteer, Ellington Library Summer Program Past President St. Bernard's Women's Guild Member St. Bernard's Bereavement Committee Attended Framingham State College and Eastern CT University Married, husband Maurice, three daughters Ellington resident for 42 years Mary Cone
Member, Library Board, filling Mary Clements vacancy since 2018 AS, BS Degrees in Data Processing Career in Information Technology spanning more than 42 years Married, husband John Resident of Ellington since 1994 |
Janet Wieliczka
Member, Friends of Hall Memorial Library Retired teacher - 21 years Bachelor of Science, Eastern Connecticut State College Post-graduate studies, University of Connecticut Long time member, Ellington Congregational Church Married 51 years, 4 children, 4 grandchildren Ellington resident for over 50 years |
Registrar of Voters
Wanda DeLand