Meet the Democratic Candidates for the Ellington Board of Selectmen

Name: Hocine Baouche

Age: 55                

Family: Married for 23 years to Karen Lee (Walker) Baouche. One child - Jeremy Karim Baouche, 14, a freshman at Ellington High School

Office Sought: Board of Selectmen

Occupation: Engineer, P/T Teacher

Education: 

MS Industrial Engineering 1994, SUNY Binghamton, NY
B.S. M. Engineering 1980,  Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Government and/or other experience qualifying you for office:

Coaching Youth Soccer at Ellington Park and Recreation Department  -  2004 to Present.

Substitute Teacher at Ellington School from Sept 2003 to Present

Member of the Ellington Human Services Commission

Member of the Ellington Inlands/Wetlands Agency

Member of American Society of Quality

Member of Institute of Industrial Engineers

Manager/Co-owner Airspace, Inc.     1998 - 2004

Tiger Enterprises & Trading Inc., of Ellington     1994 - 1998

• VP. Marketing 1997 - 1998
• Director Quality Control and Marketing 1995 - 1997
• Director of Marketing 1994 - 1995

State University of New York at Binghamton, NY     1991 – 1995

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering      1995

• Full Scholarship by the Watson School of Engineering at Binghamton for M. Sc. Degree
• Received a Grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate a proprietary Locating Vision System Apparatus and Processes for placing Microchips on their Pad Carriers

Substitute Teacher at the   Norwich City School District, NY      1994

Office Manager at S&S TV and Appliances         1990 - 1992

Customer Service Associate et Victory Markets, Inc,, Norwich, NY     1989 - 1990

Societe de Production de Vehicules Particuliers (PVP)/FIAT Auto Joint Venture      1982 - 1988

• Senior Project Engineer   1986 - 1988
• Project Design Engineer   1982 - 1986

Air Force Academy, Oran Algeria    1980 - 1982

Graduated as Sub-Lieutenant, Platoon Leader/Teacher

Well traveled, lived in diverse communities throughout the world and the USA; Polyglot (English, French, Arabic), Work hard in bringing people and communities together.

Want to be elected because:

• Want to be active in local government.
• Participate in shaping the direction and growth of Ellington and help preserve its farming and small business character.
• Be part of the decision making process in shaping the future of our school system and education of our youth.
• Work within the Board of Selectman create a great living environment for our Senior Citizens.

Push for a  Senior/Youth Center where both groups will benefit from the wisdom, experience and knowledge of each other.

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Name: Leo Miller             

Age: 72

Family: Married to Mary; Two children - Erin and Michael

Office Sought: Board of Selectmen

Occupation: Retired

Education: 

B.S. Political Science - College of the Holy Cross

Candidate for Certification in Public Financial management - UConn School of Public Policy

Government and/or other experience qualifying you for office:

Ten Years on the Board of Selectmen, serving on the Capital Improvements, Personnel, Town  Policies and Town Ordinance Committees

Selectmen’s Representative to the Board of Education, Permanent Building Committee, Water Pollution Control Authority, and the Parks and Recreation Commission

Five years on the Planning and Zoning Commission

Emergency Volunteer Incentive Committee – Ad Hoc

School Facilities Study Committee – Ad Hoc

Boy Scout Leader (Troop 96) – 5 years

Girls’ Softball Coach – 4 years

Little league Coach (Farm League) – 2 years

Little League Asst. Coach (Instructional) – 2 years

Want to be elected because:

I would like to continue to contribute to improved fiscal decisions, to promote open government, to represent the best interest of the residents, and to foster  participation by our citizens in the shaping of Ellington’s future and the quality of life in our community.

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Name: Rachel Wheeler-Rossow                    

Age: 72

Family: Nine children - Rachel Marie, Robert, Charlie, Jose Luis, Michael, Aaron, Yodi, Patrick and Elizabeth

Office Sought: Board of Selectmen

Occupation: Clinical Nurse Specialist: President of Alpha & Omega, Inc. since 1974 

Education: 

BSN, Salve Regina U,

MSN Catholic U of America,

DHL (hon) Salve Regina U 

Government and/or other experience qualifying you for office:

Community Health Commission, Chair

Ellington Board of Finance            

Ellington Board of Education, Vice Chair

Coached Girls Recreational Basketball and Senior League Baseball

Want to be elected because: I love this town!