First Selectman

Al Goldberg has resided in Madison since 1975.  He received a B.A. in psychology from Johns Hopkins University and an M.B.A. in finance and the management of non-profit institutions from the University of Chicago.  He was the Executive Director of a charitable foundation and was the Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of the Connecticut Hospital Association for more than 30 years.  In the community, Goldberg served as a Board Officer of the Madison Visiting Nurse Association for 15 years and has been a Board Officer of the Madison Lakes Association for more than 20 years.  He recently served as the President of Temple Beth Tikvah.  He was a member of the Board of Finance for two years.  His two children attended Madison Public Schools and he served as a coach on numerous Madison youth sports teams.

Liaison  to the Following Boards / Committees / Commissions:

Board of Finance

Contact:  203-245-5602  
Email address:  goldberga@madisonct.org

William E. Gladstone is the married father of two school aged children. He moved to Madison in 2000, and was a founding member of TEAM.  Born in New York, Bill lived in Evanston, Illinois before moving to Madison.  A Yale graduate, Bill is an author and creator of sailing education and training materials. He is an avid sailor and skier.  Bill was first elected to the Board of Selectmen in 2005.

Liaison  to the Following Boards / Committees / Commissions:

Acting First Selectman

Economic Development

Beach and Recreation

Long Term Capital Maintenance Projects (LoCap)

Employee Retirement Board

Energy Committee

Inland Wetlands Commission

Email address: gladstonew@madisonct.org

Noreen S. Kokoruda and her husband, Dan, moved to Madison 28 years ago with their two young sons.  She is in her 5^th term on the Board of Selectmen. She served as the Executive Director of the Shoreline Foundation until retiring last summer. Her volunteer activities have included PTO president, Concerned Taxpayers for Education (CTE), and Chairman of the Beach and Recreation Commission.  She has also been involved with the Scranton Library, Madison ABC (A Better Chance), the Town Campus and Memorial Town Hall Building Committee, the new Daniel Hand High School Building project and the Rockland Preserve acquisition.

Liaison  to the Following Boards / Committees / Commissions:

Senior Citizens Commission

Madison Center Project

Long Term Capital Maintenance Projects (LoCap)

Energy Committee

Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA)

Historic Commission

Firemen and Police Pension Committees

Youth and Family Services Board

Planning and Zoning Commission

Email address: kokorudan@madisonct.org

Kathi J. Traugh is a lifelong Connecticut resident who moved to Madison nine years ago with her husband and three children.  Kathi holds an undergraduate degree in political science from Syracuse University and a Masters in Public Health from Southern Connecticut State University.  In her professional life, she has worked to strengthen local public health services in Connecticut and increase State support to localities.  She has been involved with numerous community and statewide disease prevention initiatives.  Kathi is the former Executive Director of the Connecticut Public Health Association, and presently works as Project Coordinator for the Yale Center for Public Health Preparedness at the Yale University School of Public Health.  Kathi has been active in Madison on senior issues, and served on the Madison Senior Commission from 1999-2005, three of those years as Chair. She was a member of the Madison Ad-Hoc Senior Tax Relief Committee and is presently on the Madison Democratic Town Committee.

Liaison  to the Following Boards / Committees / Commissions:

Library Board

Board of Education

Selectmen’s Council on Youth Substance Abuse

Task Force for the Prevention of Youth Substance Abuse

Zoning Board of Appeals

Email address: traughk@madisonct.org