Elected Town Officials (2024)

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

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

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

Barry C. Pinto
Member, Board of Finance since 1991
Sales, Bolles Motors, Ellington
20 years of management experience as President of J. Robert Barry Stereo, Manchester
Married, wife Jeanne, 2 children
Resident of Ellington for 33 years

Dan Keune

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

Angela Moser
​Member, Board of Education
Owner, Fresh Living, LLC
Member, Apostolic Christian Church
Board Member, Ellington Historical Society
Member, Center School PTO
Member, CT Farm Bureau
Married, husband, Jon, 5 children
​Ellington Resident, 20+ 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

Steven Viens
​Graduated From Springfield Technical Community College
Vice President of Manufacturing Infiniti Graphics 20 years
Past Board Member & Trustee Infiniti Graphics
Member of Apostolic Christian Church
Married, wife Dorothy two Children & two Grandchildren
Resident of Ellington 41 Years

Michael Young

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 atMyfarmstand.comFarm 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

Mike Swanson
Owner of All Source, LLC
Managing Member of Flat Bread Co.
Zoning Board of Appeals Commissioner

Kenneth M. Braga
Member, Zoning Board of Appeals for 28 years
Chairman, Inland Wetlands Commission for 25 years
Owner, Ellington Center Liquor Shoppe
Member, Knights of Columbus
Member, Rockville Exchange Club
Married, wife Dianne, 5 children
Resident of Ellington for 44 years

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

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