Health & Fitness
Vote to Elect Rev. Victoria Triano to the Southington Town Coucnil
REV. VICTORIA TRIANO
Occupation: Director of Pastoral Care, Southington Care Center
Why are you running for office?
After serving Southington for 16 years on the Town Council, 6 years on the Board of Ethics and 3 years on the Commission on Disabilities, I still feel that there is much to do. I would like to return to the Town Council and serve the people who have trusted me in the past to do what’s right in the future. We need an open, and viable Town Council, willing to not only listen but to act on behalf of the people who have placed them in office. We need people who know this Town because they have given themselves to this Town through volunteerism, and charitable work, and service. People who are invested in Southington long before they presume to govern. When you have someone who serves out of love for the community, you have a leader who will do what’s right no matter the pressure, or the influence of others. That’s real leadership, that’s what we need in Southington and I hope to bring that to the best of my ability.
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What are your qualifications?
Born and raised in Southington, CT.
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Past Chairman of the Southington Town Council
Past member of the Southington Town Council for 16 years…Past Chairman
Has served as a member of the following Boards:
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
Connecticut Police Chiefs Association
United Way, President
Bread For Life
Southington Substance abuse Action Council
Southington Cares,
Southington Clergy Association
Past pres, Southington Community Theatre
Rotary of Southington,2 term past president
Southington Consortium for Early Childhood education
S.T.E.P. program of Southington, founding member and executive board member
Prior member of the following boards and commissions:
Commission on Disabilities one term
Board of Ethics 6 years
Pastor in East Haddam
Dir of Pastoral Care at Southington Care Center
Dir of Pastoral Care at the Orchards of Southington
Senior Adult Probation Officer, retired
Education:
BA Psych
MA Counseling
Post Graduate work at Yale Divinity School
Master’s Seminary and Bible Institute
Honors:
YMCA Person of the Year
Jaycees Woman of the Year
Recognition by Southington Drug Task Force
UNICCO Club Gold Medal Award Recipient
Milestones:
Coordinating the 911 Memorial on the Town Green
Establishing the Circle of Honor in recognition of all WWII Veterans in Southington on the 50th anniversary of WWII.
Keynote Speaker at the annual Red Ribbon Anti Drug Rally for the past 20 years.
Previous Campaign Chair for the United Ways annual appeal
Annual National Day of Prayer coordinator for Southington for 21 years
What do you consider the two most important local issues and, if elected, how do you propose to address them?
People should have a voice in issues that are important to them. They should be an active participant in a town government that is supposed to represent them. Too many times, we govern and make decisions that directly affect people without encouraging their voices to be heard. I would like to help the people in Southington to find their voice.
Providing for the needs of our citizens while still maintaining a solid fiscal foundation is the primary responsibility of the Town Council. Whether we are talking about the needs of our seniors, or educating our children, or repaving our roads, everything depends upon an economy for Southington that is alive and vibrant. We must continue the work of economic development by bringing in and maintaining good clean businesses that build our tax base and will help us provide for all of our citizens without added burdens on the taxpayers.
