South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT elected officials: mayors, selectmen, councils, school boards and registrars

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in South Central Connecticut Planning Region: 309 seats on 50 elected bodies. 26 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

School Board

Bethany Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberAngelo L. Amato III source
Board of Education MemberSusan A. Bradford source
Board of Education MemberJoseph Cafasso, Jr. source
Board of Education MemberMatthew E. Erickson source
Board of Education MemberJohanna Fernandez source
Board of Education MemberShannon R. Lane source
Board of Education MemberAmy Lestinsky source
Board of Education MemberAllyson Wuerth source
Board of Education MemberMelissa Zaldo source

Official website

Branford Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberPeter Berdon source
Board of Education MemberIsaak Aronson source
Board of Education MemberMeaghan DeLucia source
Board of Education MemberAdam Greenberg source
Board of Education MemberDaniel Hally source
Board of Education MemberAmanda Henry source
Board of Education MemberEmily Johnson source
Board of Education MemberDonna Laich source
Board of Education MemberShawn Tiernan source

Official website

East Haven Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberDr. Michelle A. DeLucia source
Board of Education MemberPatricia “Tia” J. DePalma source
Board of Education MemberMarianne J. Johnson source
Board of Education MemberJennifer DiLungo source
Board of Education MemberThomas S. Hennessey source
Board of Education MemberKaryn L. Putney source
Board of Education MemberJohn “Jack” R. Stacey, Jr. source
Board of Education MemberLynn Ann Torello source

Guilford Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberKathleen Balestracci source
Board of Education MemberJennifer Baldwin source
Board of Education MemberRalph Brooks source
Board of Education MemberJohn Dellaventura source
Board of Education MemberAmy Fenollosa source
Board of Education MemberRichard H. Hersh source
Board of Education MemberKristen Peck source
Board of Education MemberMoira Rader source
Board of Education MemberArnold Skretta source

Official website

Hamden Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberMelissa Kaplan source
Board of Education MemberDavid Asbery source
Board of Education MemberMarcia Brown source
Board of Education MemberMario Ciccarini source
Board of Education MemberPeter Downhour source
Board of Education MemberNancy Hill source
Board of Education MemberGreta L. Johnson source
Board of Education MemberChristopher M. Piscatelli source
Board of Education MemberAndrew Tamaro source

Madison Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberSeth Klaskin source
Board of Education MemberGalen Cawley, Jr. source
Board of Education MemberMary Ann Connelly source
Board of Education MemberDiane Infantine-Vyce source
Board of Education MemberMaureen Lewis source
Board of Education MemberCathy Miller source
Board of Education MemberEmily Rosenthal source
Board of Education MemberJessica Wilen source

Official website

Meriden Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberRobert Kosienski, Jr. source
Board of Education MemberKim Carbone-Pandiani source
Board of Education MemberDr. Steven J. O’Donnell source
Board of Education MemberSheri L. Amechi source
Board of Education MemberNickimmy C. Hayes source
Board of Education MemberEnileika Lopez-Riddle source
Board of Education MemberSiobhan K. Maloney-Bazinet source
Board of Education MemberTony A. Martorelli source
Board of Education MemberAlan E. Pronovost source

Official website

Milford Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberSusan Glennon source
Board of Education MemberCindy Wolfe Boynton source
Board of Education MemberMeghan Doyle source
Board of Education MemberScott Firmender source
Board of Education MemberTracey Irby source
Board of Education MemberTom Koda source
Board of Education MemberLoren Mahler source
Board of Education MemberChristina Prete source
Board of Education MemberAdam Scobie source
Board of Education MemberMichael C. Smith source

Official website

North Branford Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberShawna L. Papa-Holzer source
Board of Education MemberJudy Bannon source
Board of Education MemberZac Canada source
Board of Education MemberKim Dawson source
Board of Education MemberVictoria Lanza source
Board of Education MemberMarcey Onofrio source
Board of Education MemberElizabeth H. Siena source

Official website

North Haven Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberRonald Bathrick source
Board of Education MemberGoldie Adele source
Board of Education MemberGenevieve Cabrera source
Board of Education MemberEleni Diakogeorgiou source
Board of Education MemberAmanda Gabriele source
Board of Education MemberMichele Guglielmo source
Board of Education MemberRandi Petersen source
Board of Education MemberMartin Rudnick source
Board of Education MemberJoseph Solimene source

Official website

Orange Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberJeffrey Cap source
Board of Education MemberBetty Hadlock source
Board of Education MemberRonnette James source
Board of Education MemberTatiana Mullen source
Board of Education MemberSusan E. Riccio source
Board of Education MemberCarmen Rodriguez source
Board of Education MemberAnthony Scarinzi source
Board of Education MemberElizabeth Tremper source
Board of Education MemberAmanda Zapatka source
Board of Education MemberKen Ziman source

Official website

Wallingford Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberMarla Roscoe source
Board of Education MemberRajan Doering source
Board of Education MemberJen Passaretti source
Board of Education MemberCaroline Raynis source
Board of Education MemberMaureen Reed source
Board of Education MemberDonna Regan source
Board of Education MemberMelanie Rossacci source
Board of Education MemberRay Ross source
Board of Education MemberMichael J. Votto, Sr. source

Official website

West Haven Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberCebi Waterfield source
Board of Education MemberPatrick Egolum source
Board of Education MemberKim Kenny source
Board of Education MemberRobert Guthrie source
Board of Education MemberJonathan Jones source
Board of Education MemberPatricia B. Libero source
Board of Education MemberRosa Richardson source
Board of Education MemberHeather Shea source
Board of Education MemberMorgan Watts source

Woodbridge Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
Board of Education MemberLynn A. Piascyk source
Board of Education MemberJay Dahya source
Board of Education MemberSarah Beth Del Prete source
Board of Education MemberLauren Francese source
Board of Education MemberBrooke Hopkins source
Board of Education MemberJeffrey Hughes source
Board of Education MemberSteven Lawrence source
Board of Education MemberMichael Strambler source
Board of Education MemberErin Williamson source

Official website

Who lives in each of the 14 school districts (Census figures)
School districtPeopleMedian household incomeBelow the poverty lineWithout health insuranceRenters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Bethany School District5,288$166,2362.3%1%0%
Branford School District28,217$105,2255.9%2.5%50.7%
East Haven School District27,806$94,6287.2%6.9%58.9%
Guilford School District22,108$137,8162.8%2.1%47.4%
Hamden School District61,045$98,3069.3%4.8%50.9%
Madison School District17,616$167,4423.6%0.7%44%
Meriden School District60,545$71,25313.2%5.7%53.4%
Milford School District52,684$110,6695.1%2.5%51.3%
North Branford School District13,503$108,0323.8%1.5%30.7%
North Haven School District24,336$132,6894.1%2.2%45.2%
Orange School District14,315$142,3253.9%1.9%64%
Wallingford School District44,362$104,7735.4%3.3%42.9%
West Haven School District55,351$74,38214.1%7.9%53.4%
Woodbridge School District9,073$188,7502.1%4%71.1%

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.

Cities and towns

How many local governments South Central Connecticut Planning Region has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 73 local governments in South Central Connecticut Planning Region. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of governmentCensus count (2022)Listed on this page
Cities, towns, villages and townships (5 municipal, 11 township)1615
School districts (school boards)114
Special districts (elected boards)560

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (15 in South Central Connecticut Planning Region), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

570,598people
40.2median ageU.S.: 38.9
$88,197 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
11.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%
42%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$353,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700
6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
13.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
4.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
4.9%U.S.: 8.4%
53.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
30.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 19.5% · White 58.5% · Black 13% · Asian 4.5% · Other or more than one race 4.5% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

5.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.0%. Connecticut: 5.1%.
15,705people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
286,750people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
302,455in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, South Central Connecticut Planning Region 0.0%2.0%4.1%6.1%8.2% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)5.2%15,705286,750302,455
August 20264.9%14,747283,322298,069
July 20265.9%18,056286,123304,179
June 20265.0%14,976283,419298,395
May 20265.1%15,345283,324298,669
April 20265.3%16,034283,872299,906
March 20265.0%15,178286,586301,764
February 20265.7%17,485288,291305,776
January 20265.5%16,770286,791303,561
December 20254.1%12,619293,537306,156
November 20254.5%13,849296,459310,308
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20254.0%12,360296,140308,500
August 20254.3%13,269294,557307,826
July 20254.5%14,165297,742311,907
June 20253.8%11,683297,318309,001
May 20254.0%12,278297,768310,046
April 20253.3%10,336299,261309,597
March 20253.9%12,083296,924309,007
February 20254.2%13,085295,800308,885
January 20254.1%12,636295,509308,145
December 20243.0%9,293301,337310,630
November 20243.3%10,205301,599311,804
October 20243.3%10,127300,685310,812
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)4.1%12,578296,456309,034
20243.3%10,390300,311310,701
20233.2%9,829297,212307,041
20224.0%12,510299,826312,336
20216.5%19,413280,581299,994
20207.8%23,751279,454303,205
20193.7%11,207294,559305,766
20184.0%12,236289,895302,131
20174.7%14,065288,333302,398
20165.1%15,356283,629298,985

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Connecticut's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.1% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

155.8 per 100,0002025. Connecticut: 109.6.
1,890.4 per 100,0002025. Connecticut: 1,146.0.
25murders2025, 895 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
YearViolentRatePropertyRate
2025895155.810,8611,890.4
20241,293229.112,4672,209.2
20231,469257.714,0492,464.4
20221,446255.713,0432,306.0
20211,594285.112,2552,191.8
20201,528272.612,4672,223.9
20191,749311.011,8962,115.6
20181,784316.013,1912,336.9
20171,797320.213,1682,346.1
20161,928342.313,9432,475.7
By police agency (14)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
New Haven Police Department20255544,331139,715
Hamden Police Department2025921,36961,706
Meriden Police Department2025911,02060,906
West Haven Police Department20253649055,336
Milford Police Department20253894953,760
Wallingford Police Department20241120043,561
Branford Police Department20251024628,528
East Haven Police Department20252348327,984
North Haven Police Department20251062325,027
Guilford Police Department2025816222,325
Madison Police Department202435117,458
Orange Police Department2025153114,482
North Branford Police Department202537113,563
Woodbridge Police Department20252899,148

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Connecticut · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.05 per 1,000 residents2025, 14 agencies serving 574,539 people.
1,175sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
232civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (14), 2025
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
New Haven Police Department33350139,715
West Haven Police Department1271055,336
Meriden Police Department1171460,906
Milford Police Department1052453,760
Hamden Police Department932761,706
Wallingford Police Department732144,353
East Haven Police Department611627,984
North Haven Police Department561025,027
Branford Police Department511428,528
Orange Police Department461014,482
Guilford Police Department39722,325
Madison Police Department301217,706
North Branford Police Department26713,563
Woodbridge Police Department18109,148
Earlier years
YearOfficersPer 1,000CiviliansAgencies
20251,1752.0523214
20241,2032.1324714
20231,1652.0422514
20221,1482.0323414
20211,1342.0320014
20201,1502.0520814
20181,2282.1821514
20171,2522.2321314
20161,2812.2722214

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is on the South Central Connecticut Planning Region School Board?
Angelo L. Amato III (Board of Education Member); Susan A. Bradford (Board of Education Member); Joseph Cafasso, Jr. (Board of Education Member); Matthew E. Erickson (Board of Education Member); Johanna Fernandez (Board of Education Member); Shannon R. Lane (Board of Education Member); Amy Lestinsky (Board of Education Member); Allyson Wuerth (Board of Education Member); Melissa Zaldo (Board of Education Member); Peter Berdon (Board of Education Member); Isaak Aronson (Board of Education Member); Meaghan DeLucia (Board of Education Member); Adam Greenberg (Board of Education Member); Daniel Hally (Board of Education Member); Amanda Henry (Board of Education Member); Emily Johnson (Board of Education Member); Donna Laich (Board of Education Member); Shawn Tiernan (Board of Education Member); Dr. Michelle A. DeLucia (Board of Education Member); Patricia “Tia” J. DePalma (Board of Education Member); Marianne J. Johnson (Board of Education Member); Jennifer DiLungo (Board of Education Member); Thomas S. Hennessey (Board of Education Member); Karyn L. Putney (Board of Education Member); John “Jack” R. Stacey, Jr. (Board of Education Member); Lynn Ann Torello (Board of Education Member); Kathleen Balestracci (Board of Education Member); Jennifer Baldwin (Board of Education Member); Ralph Brooks (Board of Education Member); John Dellaventura (Board of Education Member); Amy Fenollosa (Board of Education Member); Richard H. Hersh (Board of Education Member); Kristen Peck (Board of Education Member); Moira Rader (Board of Education Member); Arnold Skretta (Board of Education Member); Melissa Kaplan (Board of Education Member); David Asbery (Board of Education Member); Marcia Brown (Board of Education Member); Mario Ciccarini (Board of Education Member); Peter Downhour (Board of Education Member); Nancy Hill (Board of Education Member); Greta L. Johnson (Board of Education Member); Christopher M. Piscatelli (Board of Education Member); Andrew Tamaro (Board of Education Member); Seth Klaskin (Board of Education Member); Galen Cawley, Jr. (Board of Education Member); Mary Ann Connelly (Board of Education Member); Diane Infantine-Vyce (Board of Education Member); Maureen Lewis (Board of Education Member); Cathy Miller (Board of Education Member); Emily Rosenthal (Board of Education Member); Jessica Wilen (Board of Education Member); Robert Kosienski, Jr. (Board of Education Member); Kim Carbone-Pandiani (Board of Education Member); Dr. Steven J. O’Donnell (Board of Education Member); Sheri L. Amechi (Board of Education Member); Nickimmy C. Hayes (Board of Education Member); Enileika Lopez-Riddle (Board of Education Member); Siobhan K. Maloney-Bazinet (Board of Education Member); Tony A. Martorelli (Board of Education Member); Alan E. Pronovost (Board of Education Member); Susan Glennon (Board of Education Member); Cindy Wolfe Boynton (Board of Education Member); Meghan Doyle (Board of Education Member); Scott Firmender (Board of Education Member); Tracey Irby (Board of Education Member); Tom Koda (Board of Education Member); Loren Mahler (Board of Education Member); Christina Prete (Board of Education Member); Adam Scobie (Board of Education Member); Michael C. Smith (Board of Education Member); Shawna L. Papa-Holzer (Board of Education Member); Judy Bannon (Board of Education Member); Zac Canada (Board of Education Member); Kim Dawson (Board of Education Member); Victoria Lanza (Board of Education Member); Marcey Onofrio (Board of Education Member); Elizabeth H. Siena (Board of Education Member); Ronald Bathrick (Board of Education Member); Goldie Adele (Board of Education Member); Genevieve Cabrera (Board of Education Member); Eleni Diakogeorgiou (Board of Education Member); Amanda Gabriele (Board of Education Member); Michele Guglielmo (Board of Education Member); Randi Petersen (Board of Education Member); Martin Rudnick (Board of Education Member); Joseph Solimene (Board of Education Member); Jeffrey Cap (Board of Education Member); Betty Hadlock (Board of Education Member); Ronnette James (Board of Education Member); Tatiana Mullen (Board of Education Member); Susan E. Riccio (Board of Education Member); Carmen Rodriguez (Board of Education Member); Anthony Scarinzi (Board of Education Member); Elizabeth Tremper (Board of Education Member); Amanda Zapatka (Board of Education Member); Ken Ziman (Board of Education Member); Marla Roscoe (Board of Education Member); Rajan Doering (Board of Education Member); Jen Passaretti (Board of Education Member); Caroline Raynis (Board of Education Member); Maureen Reed (Board of Education Member); Donna Regan (Board of Education Member); Melanie Rossacci (Board of Education Member); Ray Ross (Board of Education Member); Michael J. Votto, Sr. (Board of Education Member); Cebi Waterfield (Board of Education Member); Patrick Egolum (Board of Education Member); Kim Kenny (Board of Education Member); Robert Guthrie (Board of Education Member); Jonathan Jones (Board of Education Member); Patricia B. Libero (Board of Education Member); Rosa Richardson (Board of Education Member); Heather Shea (Board of Education Member); Morgan Watts (Board of Education Member); Lynn A. Piascyk (Board of Education Member); Jay Dahya (Board of Education Member); Sarah Beth Del Prete (Board of Education Member); Lauren Francese (Board of Education Member); Brooke Hopkins (Board of Education Member); Jeffrey Hughes (Board of Education Member); Steven Lawrence (Board of Education Member); Michael Strambler (Board of Education Member); Erin Williamson (Board of Education Member).
What is the population of South Central Connecticut Planning Region?
About 570,598 people, with a median age of 40.2; the median household income is $88,197 and 11.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in South Central Connecticut Planning Region?
5.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 15,705 people unemployed in a labor force of 302,455, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in South Central Connecticut Planning Region?
73 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 5 municipal, 11 township, 1 school district and 56 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in South Central Connecticut Planning Region?
36: Bethany, Bethany, Branford, Branford, East Haven, East Haven, East Haven, Guilford, Guilford, Hamden, Hamden, Hamden, Madison, Madison, Meriden, Meriden, Milford, Milford, Milford, New Haven, New Haven, New Haven, North Branford, North Branford, North Haven, North Haven, Orange, Orange, Wallingford, Wallingford, Wallingford, West Haven, West Haven, West Haven, Woodbridge, Woodbridge. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Connecticut Secretary of the State's Register and Manual (Section VII, town officers); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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