ACIR Membership

ACIR membership is established in accordance with Sec. 2-79a of the Connecticut General Statutes and this list is current as of 10/4/2024.

  

Chair:  John Filchak, Public Member, appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore

Vice Chair:   Stephen Stephanou, Town of Manchester

 
Steve Cassano, Designee of Senate President Pro Tempore
 
J. Brendan Sharkey, Designee of Speaker of the House of Representatives
 
James O'Leary, Designee of Senate Minority Leader
 
[Vacant], Designee of the House Minority Leader
 
Brie Wolf, Designee of Commissioner of Economic and Community Development
 
Harrison Nantz, Designee of Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection
 
Keith Norton, Designee of Commissioner of Education
 
Martin Heft, Designee of the Secretary of the Office of Policy & Management
 
Hon. Irene Haines, Town of East Haddam
 
[Vacant], Nominated by COST and appointed by the Governor
 
Hon. Laura Hoydick, Town of Stratford
 
Bridget Fox, City of Stamford
 
Thomas Gaudett, City of Bridgeport
 
Lon Seidman, Connecticut Association of Boards of Education
 
Jan Perruccio, CT Association of Public School Superintendents
 
Matt Hart, CT Councils of Governments
 
Troy Raccuia, representative of organized labor
 
Eric Protulis, Public Member, appointed by the Governor
 
Samuel Gold, Public Member, appointed by Senate Minority Leader
 
Carl Amento, Public Member, appointed by Speaker of House of Representatives
 
Francis Pickering, Public Member, appointed by House Minority Leader
 
Ron Thomas, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
 
Karl Kilduff, Town of Weston, designee of Connecticut Council of Small Towns
  
Bruce Wittchen
Phone: (860) 418-6323
E-mail: acir@ct.gov