DARIEN, Conn. The Darien Republican Town Committee has selected its new slate of officers. Chairman Bob Bewkes was re-elected to another two-year term as was Secretary Laurie Williamson.
Among the newly elected officers are Vice Chairman Jim Palen, Treasurer Chris LaJaunie and Deputy Treasurer John Sini Jr.
Bewkes praised outgoing officers John Bouton and Dick DiDonna, who have served as co-vice chairmen. He also welcomed the new officers.
Together we will continue to support Jayme, Dave and Jerry as well as pursue talented residents and townwide initiatives that help make Darien great, he said, referencing Republican Selectmen Jayme Stevenson, Dave Campbell and Jerry Nielsen.
Bewkes first moved to Darien in 1961 at the age of 6 and attended Darien public schools. After working in the beverage industry for nearly 15 years, he and his wife Stacey and their two sons moved back to Darien in 1991. He has been involved in Darien Little League and Junior Football and joined the Republican Town Committee in 2010. In July, he was elected to replace the outgoing chairman.
Palen moved to Darien in 2004 and joined the committee in 2011 and served as the deputy treasurer. He has been a member of the Representative Town Meeting since 2010, serving on the Finance and Budget Committee and the Board of Education budget subcommittee. He has been active in town as a soccer and football coach.
LaJaunie has lived in Darien for more than eight years. He joined the Republican Town Committee in 2011. He has coached many Darien Youth Soccer League and baseball teams over the past several years.
Sini has lived in Darien for 12 years and joined the Republican Town Committee in 2011, serving as its treasurer. He has been a member of the RTM since 2008 and sat on the Planning, Zoning and Housing Committee and the Finance and Budget Committee. He is a board member of the Darien Junior Football League and coached several Darien Youth Soccer League teams over the last five years.
Williamson joined the Republican Town Committee in 2011 and is a member of the GOP State Central Committee and serves as a Darien representative to the Southwest Regional Planning Association. She has served on the Darien Board of Education, the Board of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, and as co-chair of the Council of Darien School Parents. She also serves on the board of the Darien League of Women Voters.
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