DEMOCRATS SERVING MILFORD
Democrats currently serving on the Board of Alderman, Board of Education, Planning and Zoning Board, and Constables. They are putting their personal and professional experience to use for the betterment of our community.
CITY WIDE
CITY CLERK
Karen Fortunati
Karen Fortunati is completing her second term as Milford’s City Clerk. Karen has a wide and varied professional experience that she draws upon as City Clerk. Karen is both an attorney and an accomplished author.
CONSTABLE
Linda Hardiman • Theodore Boynton • Dominic Cotton • Shaun Liebskind
1ST DISTRICT
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Matt Arciuolo
- Member, Milford Board of Aldermen
- 4th Generation Owner, Arciuolo’s Shoes
- Chairman, Public Safety and Welfare Committee
- Proud lifelong Milford Resident
- Strong Advocate for Education, Police, & Fire Departments
- District 1 Board of Alderman Candidate Forum Video
- Patch Candidate Profile
BOARD OF EDUCATION
PLANNING & ZONING
2ND DISTRICT
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Ward Willis
- Member, Milford Board of Aldermen
- Cum Laude graduate, University of Bridgeport
- Lifelong Milford resident
- Volunteer at Milford Senior Center
- District 2 Candidate Forum Video
Robert Pacelli, Jr
- A Managing shareholder at ZNC Law
- Milford Harbor Management Committee
- Family business owner and supporter
- Proud parent of two children with wife, Mickel Montano-Pacelli
- Volunteer coach, Milford Little League and Milford Eagles Pop Warner
- District 2 Candidate Forum Video
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Meghan Doyle
- Member, Milford Board of Education
- Northeastern University, Vermont Law and Graduate School graduate
- J.D. Quinnipiac University School of Law
- Product of Milford Public Schools
- District 2 Candidate Forum Video
- Patch Candidate Profile
Susan Glennon
- Current Chair and Certificated Board of Education Member (CBEM)
- Small Business Owner
- Licensed Early Childhood Professional
- Mother to three children, all Milford graduates
- State PTA Board of Directors ‘04-’11
- District 2 Candidate Forum Video
- Patch Candidate Profile
PLANNING & ZONING
John Mortimer
- Elected to P&Z in 2019 and serves on Regulations and Conservation Committees
- Attended St. Ann’s and Jonathan Law
- Recent retiree, previously worked at Sikorsky and its union, Local 1150
- Associates in Management Information Systems, Bachelor’s in professional studies, and Masters in American Studies
- Patch Candidate Profile
3RD DISTRICT
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Holly E. Mulrenan
- Member, Board of Aldermen
- Nurse, Health and Science College Educator
- Lifelong Milford Resident
- Three sons are graduates of Milford Public Schools
- Patch Candidate Profile
- District 3 Candidate Forum Video
Paul J. Healy
- Retired 25+ Years Criminal Justice Career
- Milford Police Department., CT State Police, Chief S.A. Office – Chief Inspector
- Retired 10+ Years SHU Ex. Director Public Safety, EM & Campus Operations
- St. Ann Church – Finance Council & School Board
- Southern CT Youth Hockey – VP & Chair of Development
- Patch Candidate Profile
- District 3 Candidate Forum Video
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Una Petroske
- Member, Milford Board of Education
- BS in Economics, SCSU
- VP, Tech & Environmental Products
- Mother to one grown son
- District 3 Candidate Forum Video
Tracey Irby
- Member, Milford Board of Education
- Science Teacher, Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Magnet High School – Biotech
- Member, Milford Education Foundation
- Cornell University, B.S., University of New Haven, MAT
- District 3 Candidate Forum Video
PLANNING & ZONING
Robert Satti
- Current Vice Chair, Milford P&Z, 6 yr member
- Retired 43-year State Prosecutor
- 43 years in Milford
4TH DISTRICT
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Philip Vetro
- Chairman, Board of Aldermen
- Board of Directors, United Way Milford
- Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps
- 44 years in Milford with wife, Peggy
Jennifer Federico
- Milford Board of Education Majority Leader 2017-2019, Member 2014-2019
- Corporate Finance Director – 30 years experience in budgeting
- Mom of 2 kids – 1 Jonathan Law graduate and 1 at Foran, former PTA Treasurer
- Patch Candidate Profile
- District 4 Candidate Forum Video
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Cindy Wolfe Boynton
- Current Member, Board of Education
- President, CT National Organization for Women
- College professor & community activist
- Mother to two Milford public school graduates
- District 4 Candidate Forum Video
Tom Koba
- A happy Milford resident since 2020
- BSEE University of Hartford/MSEE RPI Hartford
- 40+ years as project engineer in aerospace
- Significant experience with budgets & schedules
- STEM Advisory board member MxCC since 2014
- District 4 Candidate Forum Video
- Patch Candidate Profile
PLANNING & ZONING
Joseph Alling
- President, Milford Land Conservation Trust
- Organizing volunteer events to maintain open space
- Advocating for affordable neighborhoods
- BSc in Ecology
- Scientific editor and fact checker
- Patch Candidate Profile
5TH DISTRICT
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Ellen R. Beatty
- Board of Aldermen Majority Leader, 5-term incumbent
- Professor Emerita Public Health and Nursing, VP of Academic Affairs, SCSU
- Board Member, Bridges Healthcare & Boys and Girls Village
- Strategic Planning & Financial Management Consultant
- District 5 Candidate Forum Video
- Patch Candidate Profile
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Mike Smith
- Proud graduate of Milford Public Schools
- Masters of Public Administration
- Daughter now at Calf Pen Meadow
- 15-year cancer survivor who rides in cancer charity bike rides annually
- Patch Candidate Profile
- District 5 Candidate Forum Video
Loren Mahler
- Small business founder; cybersecurity and communications consultant
- Proud wife and mom of a Milford Public School 4th grader
- Raised by generations of public school educators
- Patch candidate profile
- District 5 Candidate Forum Video
PLANNING & ZONING
Marc Zahariades
- Current member of Planning & Zoning Board
- Milford Resident for 21 years
- Wife Michelle and son Logan are both lifelong Milford residents and Milford Public School graduates
- Small business owner in downtown Milford