TRUMBULL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

Our Mission:

Trumbull Economic Development  is the Town's liaison to the commercial-industrial business sector and the strategic safeguard of intelligent and creative economic development in our community. Our mission is to service and strengthen the town's economic base in a manner consistent with current innovations while maintaining the Town's historic vision of growth.

• To establish and maintain this Economic Development web site, in order to promote the Town of Trumbull's strengths and assist interested parties in locating within our community.
  
• To personally meet with key businesses, taxpayers and leaders in order to improve relationships and encourage continued occupancy and growth within Trumbull.
  
• To review existing zoning regulations in order to ascertain ways of intelligently expanding our tax base.
  
• To review existing larger tracts of vacant land within the town and establish the Highest and Best Use of these parcels. Consideration must be given to the tax consequences and economic and social impact of alternative land use.

PRIMARY CONTACT    

             Deborah Evans Cox, MS
             Director, Economic Development 
             (203) 452-5043
             dcox@trumbull-ct.org

 COMMISSIONERS

Thomas Ginis  - 914 923-4300   tginis@rhfunding.com

• Senior Vice President, Residential Home Funding Corp., Briacliff Manor, NY
• Previous Employment:
  - Director, Marketing and Sale, Wall Street Equity Brkers
  - Multiple positions at Menagerie Distributors and Mobil Oil
• BBA, Marketing - Baruch College
• Rotarian
• Active in Junior Achievement, Bridgeport Public Schools "Read Aloud" Program

James Abraham - 203 261-6152 - abrahamjames@sbcglobal.net

• Loyola College Baltimore BS - Economics
• Boston College Boston MA - Economics
• Captain US Army in Germany
• Labor Economist US Government
• Human Resources Manager - General Electric Headquarters in Fairfield (retired with 37 years)
• Presently Human Resources Consultant
• Volunteer Activities include United Way, Habitat for Humanity, Jewish Family Service (a past president), CongregationB'nai Israel (a past president), Jewish Community Center, GE Quarter Century Club, GE Elfun Society
• Trumbull resident for 33 years

Jack Berg - 203 452-7971(office),   203- 268-4905       hrmngt@aol.com

• Managing Partner of High Ridge Management Resources - a consuling firm specializing in providing assistance to manufacturing, service and healthcare businesses with their needs in empoyment law, human resource management and organizational and strategic planning.
• Formerly VP Administration, Inline Plastics Corporation; VP Human Resources, Montefiore Healthcare System; Director Human Resources,
• Burndy Corporation; Director Labor and Personnel Relations, Hamilton Standard Division of UTC; Manager Labor Relations, Pratt and Whitney Aircraft
• Board Member - Workplace Inc., Birmingham Healthcare Services, PQMedia Research, Greater Valley Camber of Commerce
• Education:  BS Boston University, MBA University of Connecticut, certificate in  Executive Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Appointed to adjunct faculties at Fairfield University, Sacred Heart University, Gateway Community College
• Resident of Trumbull, CT since 1987 
  

Patricia Connelly - 203 319-7813  patricia.connelly@fcbankcorp.com

• Manager, Fairfield County Savings Bank
• Member, Trumbull Chamber of Commerce
• Trumbull Resident
• Former President of Pinewood Lake Women's Association
• Board Member of PTA

Ralph (Skip) Sather- 203.261.8299        ralphsather@hotmail.com

• Procter & Gamble - Brand Management
• Welch Foods - Marketing Management
• Glendinning Associates - VP Marketing Consulting
• Connecticut Consulting Group - Founding Partner and Managing Director
• Clarion Marketing & Communications - Director and Head of Marketing Consulting
• Trumbull resident for 33 years
• Education:  Lehigh University -- BS Electrical Engineering,  MS Management Science
  

John Malfettone - 203 268-7743 (office) - (203) 509-1698   jmalfettone@oakhillcapital.com

•  Partner, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Complance Officer of Oak Hill Capital Partners where he is responsible for finance, operations, business planning, portfolio purchase program, and assisting investment teams.
• Former GE Employee as Managing Director of GE's Private Equity Business; Executive Vice President and CFO; and Controller
• Former Executive Vice President and CFO for MacDermid, Inc.
• Education:   BS, magna cum laude, University of Connecticut
• Certified Public Accountant

Beryl Kaufman - 203 838-5010 (office) - BERYL427@msn.com

• Native of Bridgeport, and former high school social studies teacher
• Board Member - Trumbull Chamber of Commerce and Coastal Fairfield County Convention and Visitors Bureau
• State Coordinator, Election Night Reporting for ABC News and the League of Women Voters of Connecticut
• Past President and current member of the League of Women Voters of the Bridgeport Area
• Named Executive Director of the Connecticut Association for Children with Learning Disabilities (CACLD) in 1977
• Vice-President - Downtown Cabaret Theatre

• Independent Appraiser since 1989 with offices in Trumbull
• State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser
• Residential Associate Member of the Appraisal Institute
• Prior experience in real estate sales, real estate investment sales/analysis,
  sales management, microcomputer & network systems training/consulting.
• Education:  Bently College, Waltham MA.   AS - Management,   BS - Computer Information Systems