SECOG Board and Committees
Board
SECOG’s board is composed of the Chief Elected Officials of 22 member municipalities. Also represented are affiliate members the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Mohegan Tribe and liaisons from the United States Coast Guard and United States Navy.
Members (Voting)
Town of Bozrah
Glenn Pianka, First Selectman
Town of Colchester
Bernie Dennler, First Selectman
Town of East Lyme
Dan Cunningham, First Selectman
Town of Franklin
Alden Miner, First Selectman
Town of Griswold
Tina Falck, First Selectman
City of Groton
Keith Hedrick, Mayor
Town of Groton
Rachael Franco, Mayor
John Burt, Town Manager
Borough of Jewett City
Laurie Sorder, Warden
Town of Lebanon
Kevin Cwikla, First Selectman
Town of Ledyard
Fred Allyn III, Mayor
Town of Lisbon
Thomas Sparkman, First Selectman
Town of Montville
Lenny Bunnell, Mayor
City of New London
Michael Passero, Mayor
Town of North Stonington
Robert Carlson, First Selectman
City of Norwich
Peter Nystrom, Mayor
John Salomone, City Manager
Town of Preston
Sandra Allyn-Gauthier, First Selectman
Town of Salem
Ed Chmielewski, First Selectman
Town of Sprague
Cheryl Blanchard, First Selectman
Town of Stonington
Danielle Chesebrough, First Selectman
Borough of Stonington
Michael Schefers, Warden
Town of Waterford
Rob Brule, First Selectman
Town of Windham
Tom DeVivo, Mayor
Robert Zarnetske, Town Manager
Affiliate Members (non-voting)
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council
Rodney Butler, Chairman
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council
Robert Hayward, Manager, State Government Affairs
Mohegan Tribal Council
James Gessner, Jr., Interim Chairman
Mohegan Tribal Council
Chuck Bunnell, Chief of Staff, External Governmental Affairs
Naval Submarine Base New London
CAPT Ken Curtin, USN, Commanding Officer
Naval Submarine Base New London
Steve Sadlowski, USN, Community Plans & Liaison Officer
United States Coast Guard Academy
RADM Michael Johnston, USCG, Superintendent
United States Coast Guard Academy
LT Victoria Sparacino, USCG, Governmental Affairs Officer
Executive Committee
The SECOG Executive Committee meets monthly to set the agenda for each SECOG meeting and provides guidance and recommendations to the entire SECOG body.
Chair – Town of Waterford
Rob Brule, First Selectman
Vice Chair – Town of Sprague
Cheryl Blanchard, First Selectman
Treasurer – Town of Windham
Thomas DeVivo, Mayor
Secretary – Town of North Stonington
Robert Carlson, First Selectman
Rep. at Large – City of Norwich
John Salomone, City Manager
Rep. at Large – Town of Stonington
Danielle Chesebrough, First Selectman
Legislative Committee
The Legislative Committee is an ad hoc committee of SECOG’s board members tasked with preparing an annual Legislative Agenda for submission to the Connecticut General Assembly. The Legislative Agenda consists of a priority list of policy issues and initiatives that are important to SECOG as a region.
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