Evangelista is concerned for children and retirees

By Ann Marie Evangelista

Town Council candidate, R-5

I have been a proud Trumbull resident for almost 10 years. I am married to Bob and have three children: Tyler, 13, a Trumbull High freshman and member of the Agriscience program; and Dylan and Julia, 11, who are in sixth grade at Hillcrest. Three years ago my parents retired and moved to Trumbull from New York, to a house not far from mine. As you can see, my concerns for our town include both children and retirees as well.

If you were to tell me a few years back that I would be involved in town politics I never would have believed you. My son Tyler started kindergarten at Middlebrook two weeks after we moved to Trumbull. It was a wonderful experience, and we continue to be extremely happy with the Trumbull school system.

Three years later, when redistricting brought us to Frenchtown, I witnessed Jane Ryan and Middlebrook families coming together as one to inaugurate a new school, including my twins who were beginning kindergarten. I became very involved with the PTA and volunteered literally every day at Frenchtown. I was elected PTA vice president and co-president, and was the Connecticut Association of Schools Volunteer of the Year 2004-2005.

Volunteering at Frenchtown was a responsibility that I took very seriously. I was selected by Principal Jackie Norcel to be on several committees as a parent representative, including teacher interview committees, the Connecticut Association of School of the Year interview committee — Frenchtown was selected Connecticut Elementary School of the Year that year — and many others over the past six years. Because Frenchtown was a brand new school, the PTA was charged with organizing and implementing many new committees and events; and I am proud to have been an integral part of such a dedicated group of people.

I formerly worked as the assistant advertising manager for Scientific American Magazine in New York and was a member of the Newspaper Guild. I earned my bachelor of arts degree in communications from Queens College, City University of New York, and am a licensed medical transcriptionist, having served my internship in conjunction with California Medical Transcription and Stanford University Hospital.

I am honored to be part of the Herbst team. We are an intelligent, dedicated group of volunteers who genuinely want the best for our town. It has been very interesting walking the neighborhoods of District 5 and speaking with so many of the residents.

I believe that Tim Herbst would make a wonderful first selectman, and would provide Trumbull the leadership it needs.

I would be honored to serve as one of your Town Council members and will represent each and every resident of District 5 with the attention and respect they deserve. I’m looking forward to seeing each of you at Middlebrook school on Election Day, Nov. 3.