Chairwoman Margaret "Peggy" Hackett

Family:

-Husband John
-Daughter Elizabeth

Education:

-B.A., Assumption College, Worcester, MA

Political Experience:

-Chair of the Board of Education, Member since 1996.

-Commissioner, Town of Manchester 2007 Charter Revision Commission

-Member of Ad Hoc Committee on Code of Ethics to develop a code of ethics for elected officials

-Chaired Curriculum & Instruction, Personnel & Finance, and Community Relations committees

-Founder of the Board of Education's quarterly newsletter, The School Bell

Profession:

-Employed by ADP in the Business Engineering Solutions, Training and Performance Systems group

-Nationally-Certified Professional in Human Resource (PHR)

Public Service:
-Volunteer, American Cancer Society's Relay for Life

Community:
-Parishioner of St. Bartholomew Church

Carl Stafford

Family:
- Wife Brenda of 17 years
- Daughter Natalie, in Manchester Public Schools.

Education:
- Manchester Community College (Associates Degree in FoodService Management)
- University of New Haven (Hotel/Restaurant & Travel Administration)
- Earning Masters Degree in Social Science at Central Connecticut.

Profession:
- Professor for over 17 years at MCC. Alumni Teaching Excellence Award in 2004.

Public Service:
- PTA President
- Big Brother's Mentoring Program
- Foundation for Manchester Public Schools

Linette Small-Miller

Profession:
- Employed by USAir

Public Service:
- Past PTA supporter at Keeney Elementary
- School Volunteer - Served on the Accreditation Committee at MHS
- Served as the Parent representative on the search committee for Principle at Bennet Middle School
- Present Co-chair for the Manchester Commission on Aging

Enrique Marcano

Family:
- Wife Mayra (Cabrera)
- Children Enrique Jr, Vadezka, and Alexia

Education Work Experience:
- Camden High School (1967)
- Manchester Community College (A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1979)
- Central Connecticut State University (B.S. Political Science/Public Administration, 1991)
- Case Manager for AIDS Project Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Military Service:
- August 1967 - August 1971, United States Air Force, (Honorable Discharge)

Public Service:
- Chairman for the Manchester Commission for People with Disabilities
- Member of the Manchester High School PTA
- Member of the Association of Puerto Rican and Latinos of Manchester
- Board Member of the First Hispanic Mission of Manchester
- Member of the Connecticut Democratic Caucus
- Member of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc

Chris Pattacini

Family:

- Wife Melissa (McCray)
- Three children attending Manchester’s Public Schools: Alexander (MHS) and Madalena (Illing) and Isabella (Martin)

Education:

- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (The Hartford Graduate Center), Master of Business Administration (1994)

- State of Connecticut Teacher’s Certification Program (1988)

- University of Connecticut, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (1987)

Profession:

- Partner, Nautilus Advisors

Public Service:

- President, The Foundation for Manchester Public Schools (2004-Present)

- Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 123, Community Baptist Church (2003-Present)

- The Society for Information Management, Central Connecticut Chapter, Member & Vice President of Programming (2006-2008)

- AIM (All-schools Plan for Manchester) PAC in support of school bond referendum, Chairperson (2002)

- Martin School Parent and PTA Volunteer (1998-Present)

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