Monteleone for First Selectman, Neighbor

My wife, Susan, and I moved to Southbury 35 years ago, when the DuPont Company transferred me from Wilmington, DE, to their Life Sciences facility located in Newtown, CT. While in Newtown, I was the Materials Manager and HR Manager. We searched for a town with good schools for our 2 young children, a short ride to work, and easy access to good transportation for our frequent visits to spend time with our families in Rochester NY. We chose Southbury. It was very attractive to us – a new high school, a convenient new shopping plaza, a good library, a new town hall, and a feeling of neighborhood with homes in our price range.

Over the last 30 plus years, we have watched our town grow and add wonderful amenities. We gather for summer concerts on the beautiful Southbury Green. We’ve added the new Senior Center, Parks & Rec offices, and our fabulous new Library. Southbury’s aesthetic charm and public safety was enhanced by the addition of sidewalks and street lights on Main Street and the parks and open spaces have preserved our rural character. Southbury is a beautiful place.

Two years ago, Susan and I decided to begin to ease into retirement and take stock of our lives and our future. The first question was, “Where do we want to live?” The answer came quickly for both of us. We love our town. We love our home, our friends, and our neighbors. This is where we want to stay. It is important to keep Southbury affordable and safe, and to preserve a strong sense of community for all of us.

We are actively engaged in a number of community activities and local business activities for which we now have time including teaching the Live Well Program at the Jewish Federation and the Thresholds decision-making programs at the Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown. I am also involved in the Southbury Business Association and am the President – Elect of the Tribury Rotary Club.

I am proud of Southbury’s past and want to ensure its future. As Southbury continues to grow, it is important that we pay attention to how growth affects our lifestyle. Southbury’s future prosperity depends on careful planning.

We must find the proper balance between preserving our rural character and history while encouraging a vibrant economy.

As your First Selectman, I will work with and support our dedicated town employees and volunteers whose knowledge and expertise have made Southbury such a wonderful town. Together, we can achieve a positive future so that Southbury is where other families want to call home, as Susan and I have for the past 35 years.

CORPORATE AND SMALL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

John’s business background includes more than two decades with DuPont. While there, he held professional and managerial positions in Accounting & Finance, Manufacturing, Materials Management, Human Resources, Business Re-engineering, Marketing, Distribution, Quality Control and Management Information Systems.

He was part of the first 100 people trained to change the corporate culture in the company using a “business excellence” methodology that focused on problem-solving to achieve increased efficiency and utilization of existing resources by utilizing the skills, knowledge, and potential of employees. These efforts lead to major advancements in productivity, cost reductions/profitability, and overall job satisfaction.

His small business experience utilized the above skills and includes working with a number of established and start-up companies including consulting in the areas of financial, organizational and operational challenges associated with business transitional issues due to growth, restructuring, turnaround, potential sale or change of control.

In addition, John has held executive level positions in a wide variety of industries including, solid state lighting (LED), digital continuous color printing, biometric security, e-commerce, on- line international business facilitation and publishing.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

John has been involved in volunteer community service for many years in Southbury including working with the Southbury Youth Baseball program as a coach and its President. He currently is President Elect of the Tribury Rotary Club (Woodbury–Southbury–Middlebury).

John and Susan are certified instructors for two programs that they run locally.

Live Well Program – a six week Chronic Disease Self – Management Program created by Stanford University and administered by the Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging (WCAAA) held at the Jewish Federation Campus in Southbury.

Thresholds – a twelve week five step Decision-Making Program for inmates in Connecticut’s Prison System administered by the Connecticut Department of Corrections. They run this program at Garner Correctional Institution, a level 4 – maximum security prison located in Newtown.

John and Susan conduct the Happiness Connections program held on the third Monday of each month at the Jewish Federation. John also participates in the Southbury Business Association with Susan and he is a member of the Local Substance Abuse Prevention Council. They have been docents at the Bullet Hill School since 2011. John has volunteered and has been appointed to serve on Southbury’s Town Charter Revision Commission. He is also a member of King Solomon’s Lodge #7 located in Woodbury.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Mr. Monteleone is a life-long learner, has a strong interest in education and has held advisory board/adjunct professor positions in a number of areas including adjunct professor of business development and entrepreneurship at Post University – The Management Center & School of Business, Naugatuck Valley Community College – Professional Development Center and Tunxis Community College. He is the Past Chairman of the Danbury Community Education Advisory Council (DCEAC) and Past Co-Chairman of the Danbury Drop-out Prevention Task Force. He was a candidate for the Region 15 Board of Education in 2011.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Nominee

Governor’s Task Force on Information Resource Management (New York State)

Region 15 Board of Education (2011)

Current Member

Southbury Business Association

Past President

Central Connecticut Chapter of the American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS)

Past Member

New York New Media Association

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Western Connecticut Education/Business Coalition

Western Connecticut Personnel Council

Connecticut Institute for Educational Policy and Leadership

American Entrepreneurs Association

Entrepreneurship Institute

Speaking Engagements

First World Congress of Production & Inventory Control (Vienna)

International Chamber of Commerce (Paris)

Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Paris)

Chamber of Commerce (London)

Technology & Trade Conference (Madrid)

Global Link International Trade Exhibition (Westchester County, New York State)

NEXCO (National EXporting COmpanies Association) at World Trade Institute (NYC)