CJR ELECTIONS

The Connecticut Junior Republic’s Board of Directors held its annual meeting and election of officers and directors earlier this month.  Charles E. “Chip” Roraback of Goshen was elected President.  A member of the CJR Board of Directors since 1994, Mr. Roraback is an attorney in the Torrington, Connecticut–based firm of Roraback and Roraback.  Mr. Roraback succeeds Gregory S. Oneglia of Litchfield as President of the CJR Board of Directors.

   Anne J. Fitzgerald of Watertown was elected Vice President.  Mrs. Fitzgerald serves as Program Director of the F. & P. DeRosa Memorial Fund, a New Jersey-based foundation providing scholarships to inner-city middle school and high school students in New York and New Jersey.  She also serves as a part-time cataloger for the Watertown Library Association.

   Joseph J. Greco of Litchfield was elected as Treasurer.  Mr. Greco is President of the First National Bank of Litchfield.  Carol G. Bramley of Litchfield was re-elected as Secretary.  Ms. Bramley currently serves on the boards of The Greater Litchfield Preservation Trust and Connecticut Preservation Action, and is a member of Litchfield’s Design Review Advisory Committee.  She is the assistant treasurer of the Litchfield Aid of CJR, and also a past president of the Aid.

   The CJR Board of Directors also elected J. Thomas Bouchard of Litchfield as a new member.  Mr. Bouchard has held executive level positions within major American corporations, including International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), United Technologies Corporation (UTC), and U.S. West, Inc.  Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for IBM.  Mr. Bouchard holds a BBA degree in Industrial Relations from Loyola University at Los Angeles, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Nordstrom fsb, Manpower, Inc., and HealthNet of Connecticut, Inc.

   Founded in 1904 through the bequest of Litchfield resident, Mary Buel, the Connecticut Junior Republic has served troubled and at-risk young people for more than 100 years. Today, the organization provides residential and community-based care, treatment and education for boys and girls from communities throughout Connecticut. In addition to its residential campus in Litchfield, CJR operates a group home in East Hartford and community programs in Danbury, Torrington and Waterbury.  Last year, the organization helped nearly 1,100 boys, girls, and their families through its various services. For further information, please contact Hedy Barton, Director of Development and Public Relations (860) 567-9423.

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