Cathy moved to Monroe in 1985, while attending law school and working at Bridgeport Hospital. She has served the community in a variety of ways over those nearly 40-years. She received her Juris Doctor degree and was sworn into the Connecticut bar in 1987, and has been in private practice since that time. As part of her legal work in the community, Cathy has served as a special public defender in the Juvenile Court system and also taught as an adjunct professor at Sacred Heart University for many years.

Cathy has always been deeply committed to serving her community. She has been a volunteer docent at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo since 1997 and now teaches new docents, CDC students and others. Cathy is also a DEEP Master Wildlife Conservationist, which has included long nights participating in bat and owl population studies for the Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and other citizen scientist studies.

She has served as a Commissioner on the Inland Wetlands Commission, and was appointed as the Inland Wetlands Violation Appeals Hearing Officer. Currently, Cathy is the Vice President of the Stepney Volunteer Fire Department, and a board member for Homes for The Brave, an organization that serves veterans in need.

Her proudest achievement is being a founding member of Resources in Search and Rescue, Inc., an all-volunteer K9-assisted Search and Rescue Team. Founded in 2009, RSAR is based here in Monroe, and has provided K9 search teams to fire departments and law enforcement agencies throughout the state in their search for missing individuals, both living and deceased. The organization never charges any agency or family for their services. Cathy is also an associate member of the International Police Work Dog Association. Most recently, Cathy and her K9 have become a Fire Department Search and Rescue resource and will participate in mutual aid requests from our mutual aid partners.

Cathy now seeks reelection to the town council, where she spoken for and worked on behalf of her fellow residents. Her decades of service, knowledge, and experience to the community allow her to focus on the issues most pressing in our town. While remaining focused on quality of life issues in town, she will continue to be a strong proponent of fiscal responsibility, planned growth and development, protection of the character and resources of the town, encouraging small business and supporting a strong education system.