Staff Directory

The Columbia Municipal Government is made up of various departments that perform their service and exercise their authority in an official governmental capacity. The Town take great pride in the sense of duty and in the professionalism that each department displays.

Animal Control
Name Position Phone Email
Michael Olzacki
Animal Control Officer (860) 873-5044 Email
Assessor
Name Position Phone Email
Mary Hawley
Assessor (860) 228-9555 ext. 121 Email
Marcy Littlefield
Assistant Assessor (860) 228-9555 ext. 122 Email
Building and Land Use
Name Position Phone Email
Glenn Bagdoian
Sanitarian (860) 228-0440 ext. 119 Email
John Guszkowski
Town Planner (860) 228-0440 ext. 116 Email
Mary Kay Hyman
Board Secretary (860) 228-0440 ext. 120 Email
Savannah Kitchin
Zoning Enforcement Officer (860) 228-0440 ext. 117 Email
Savannah Kitchin
Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Agent (860) 228-0440 ext. 117 Email
Terri Lasota
Administrative Assistant (860) 228-0440 ext. 114 Email
Michael Lester
Fire Marshal/Burning Official (860) 228-0440 ext. 105 Email
Jason Nowosad
Building Official (860) 228-0440 ext. 115 Email
Stephen Postemsky
Assistant Burning Official (860) 228-0440 Email
Community Social Services
Name Position Phone Email
Vacant Vacant
Social & Senior Services Support Coordinator
Departments
Name Position Phone Email
Peter Dunnack
Facilities Manager 860-228-0110 ext. 111 Email
Finance
Name Position Phone Email
Kara Bowen
Accounting Assistant (860) 228-8423 ext. 110 Email
Beverly Ciurylo
Finance Director (860) 228-8423 ext. 104 Email
Vacant Vacant
Payroll Specialist (860) 228-8423 ext. 109
Fire Marshal & Open Burn Offices
Name Position Phone Email
Jerry James
Emergency Management Director (860) 228-0110 Email
Mike Lester
Fire Marshal/Burning Official (860) 228-9602 Email
Stephen Postemsky
Assistant Burning Official 860-228-0440 Email
First Selectman
Name Position Phone Email
Steven Everett
First Selectman (860) 228-0110 ext. 101 Email
Public Works
Name Position Phone Email
John Ciurylo
Transfer Station Attendant (860) 228-4270
Steven Goff
Highway Maintainer (860) 228-4270
Beth Lunt
DPW Director (860) 228-4270 ext. 106 Email
Thomas Pearl
Highway Maintainer (860) 228-4270
Kyle Pelletier
DPW Foreman (860) 228-4270 Email
Brian Smith
Highway Maintainer (860) 228-4270 Email
Timothy Stearns
Public Works Highway Maintainer (860) 228-4270
Recreation
Name Position Phone Email
Christina Hahn
Recreation Assistant (860) 228-8513 ext. 108 Email
Jacob Plitt
Parks & Recreation Director 860-228-8513 Email
Registrar of Voters
Name Position Phone Email
Gayle Mulligan
Republican Registrar (860) 228-0110 ext. 113 Email
Nelisa Regan
Democrat Registrar (860) 228-0110 ext. 113 Email
Senior Services
Name Position Phone Email
Laurie Ashworth
Site Server (860) 228-0759
Bernadette Derring
Director of Sr. Services, Human Service Coordinator and Municipal Agent for the Elderly / Transportation (860) 228-0759 Email
Shirley King
Meals-on-Wheels Driver back-up
Rose Kurcinik
Van Driver
Philip Moscato
Part-time Van Driver 860-228-0759
Flo Polek
Dispatcher/Program Assistant (860) 228-0759 Email
Mark Smith
Meals-on-Wheels Driver back-up
Vacant Vacant
Social & Senior Services Support Coordinator 860-228-0759
Tax Collector
Name Position Phone Email
Janice Clauson
Tax Collector (860) 228-0230 Email
Gay St. Louis
Assistant Tax Collector 860-228-0230 Email
Town Administrator
Name Position Phone Email
Jennifer LaVoie
Executive Administrative Assistant (860) 228-0110 ext. 103 Email
Ingrid Wood
Town Historian (860) 228-0110 ext. 134 Email
Mark Walter
Town Administrator (860) 228-0110 ext. 102 Email
Town Clerk
Name Position Phone Email
Karen Butzgy
Assistant Town Clerk (860) 228-3284 Email
Robin Kenefick
Town Clerk (860) 228-3284 Email