Building a community — together.

selectman

Clark Hurlburt

Read Clark’s biography.

Elizabeth Appel

Read Liz’s biography.

Treasurer

Lawrence Eisner

• Served five terms as Bethany’s Treasurer (2007-2013; 2015-2019).
• Attorney for 44 Years with a Practice Focused on Business Agreements
• Past President and Board Member of his synagogue
• Past Treasurer and Board Member of the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen
• Bethany Resident for 22 years

Tax Collector

Frances Doba

Bethany Tax Collector – 2017 to present
Assistant Tax Collector – 2012-2017
Retired from AT&T as Senior Technical Director
Graduate of Marymount College of Fordham University with a B.A. in English/Politics
Bethany Resident for over 20 years

Board of Finance

Kathleen Barone

Financial Analyst – Honeywell Corporation (retired)
Reviewed and assisted in preparation of audits
Business Owner – Billy ’s Ice Cream (2013-2018)
Granddaughter attends Bethany Community School
Bethany resident for 19 years

Elizabeth Thornquist

Previously served on the Board of Finance
Previously served on Board of Assessment Appeals for over 10 Years
Chief Information Officer – ProHealth Physicians
Manages multi-million dollar budget
President – Bethany Library Association
Bethany Resident for over 20 years

Board of Education

Angelo Amato

Teacher at Amity High School for 18 years, 6 years as Science Department Chair
Educational Leadership Degree, Sacred Heart University; Masters Degree in Science Education, SCSU
Previously served on Bethany Board of Education (2019)
Two children at Bethany Community School
Bethany resident for 15 years

Shannon Lane

Professor, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University
Served on Bethany Community School’s Strategic Planning Committee
Board Member – JCC of Greater New Haven
Current, Bethany Deputy Registrar of Voters
Two children at Bethany Community School
Bethany resident for 5 years

Amity Board of Education

Gordon LeVasseur, Jr.

Teacher at Bethany Community School – 19 years
Wife (Maria) is a teacher at Bethany Community School
Head of Gifted and Talented Program at Bethany Community School
Two children who attended Bethany and Amity Schools
14 year resident of Bethany
Designer of board games; ukulele player

Planning & Zoning

Robert Harrison

Current Vice Chair, Planning & Zoning Commission
Bethany Land Trust, Board Member
Pharmacist
Bethany Resident for More Than 30 Years

Alex Hutchinson

Current Member, Planning & Zoning Commission
Managing Partner – RPM Health
Bethany Resident for More Than 30 Years
Amity graduate

Steve Thornquist

Bethany Selectman – served for 8 years
Pediatric Ophthalmologist for 24 years
Past President – CT Medical Society
Frequent Moderator at Annual Town Meetings
Bethany Resident for more than 20 Years

Planning & Zoning Alternate

Michael Riley

Attorney
Business Owner – Sole Owner – Law Firm
Weston Zoning Board of Appeals, former Alternate Member
Avid Hiker & Outdoor Enthusiast
Farmer – chickens, bees, vegetables

Zoning Board of Appeals

Scott Kealey

Current Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate
Director – Seven Angels Children’s Theater
20-Year Career as Regional Theater Actor
Teaches After School Acting Classes in Waterbury Elementary Schools
Greens Crew – Woodhaven Golf Course

Cynthia Megyola

Molecular Biology Researcher – Yale University (17 Years)
Published scientific author
Past Director of Education at her church
Two children in Amity Schools; BCS graduates
Bethany resident for 6 years
Soon to be proud owner of chickens

Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate

June Riley

Retired from Town of Bethany
34 Years – Selectman’s Personal Assistant, Clerk for Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance
Volunteer Fireman & Ambulance Corps for 24 years (served as Treasurer and Secretary to Fire Chief)
Co-Chair of Bethany 175^th Anniversary Committee
Member, Bethany Historical Society