All staff members may be contacted at 203-757-0535 or by dialing their direct number.
Administration and Finance
Michael Szpryngel
Finance Director
Financial Forecasting, Oversight, Reporting, and Audits
203-489-0365
mszpryngel@nvcogct.gov
Mark Pandolfi
Transit Capital Administrator
FTA transit Capital: procurement, grant preparation, Fed/State compliance
203-735-6824
mpandolfi@valleytransit.org
Trish Bauer
Office / Financial Manager
Accounts receivables/payable, payroll, personnel, general office management
203-489-0360
tbauer@nvcogct.gov
Lauren Rizzo
Administrative Services Coordinator
Scheduling, correspondence, meeting coordination & preparation
203-489-0372
lrizzo@nvcogct.gov
Transportation Planning and Programming
Karen Svetz, P.E.
Regional Transportation Engineer
Manages special transportation projects, LOTCIP
203-489-0374
ksvetz@nvcogct.gov
Richard Donovan
Director of Transportation Planning
Federal Transportation Planning, LOTCIP, Special Transportation Studies
Kevin Ellis, P.E.
Transportation Engineer
Review transportation projects, LOTCIP, TIP
Elliot Wareham
Transportation Planner
Greater Waterbury Transit District, TIP, transit planning
Jack DeOliveira
Transportation Planner
Transportation Policy and Legislation
Eyitayo Olaleye
Transportation Planner
Review transportation projects, LOTCIP
Regional Collaboration and Land Use Planning
Joanna Rogalski
Senior Regional Planner
Plan of Conservation & Development, land use referrals, Emergency Management
Keith Rosenfeld
Regional Municipal Planner
Municipal planning services for the towns of Seymour and Beacon Falls
Glenda Prentiss, GISP
GIS Program Coordinator
Map design, geographic analysis, online mapping tools, data analytics, website updates
Richard Crowther Jr.
GIS Analyst
Online mapping tools, demographics, and data analytics
203-489-0366
rcrowther@nvcogct.gov
Arthur Bogen
Environmental Planner-Brownfields
Strategic analysis for brownfield liability relief, funding and reuse
203-489-0361
abogen@nvcogct.gov
Ricardo Rodriguez
Brownfields Manager
Brownfields Program administration. Environmental & Water Planning
203-489-0513
rrodriguez@nvcogct.gov
Steven Perry
Environmental Planner
Environmental & brownfields planning 475-689-3032
sperry@nvcogct.gov
Aaron Budris
Senior Regional Planner
Naugatuck River Greenway, Multiuse Trails, Environmental & Water Planning
203-489-0362
abudris@nvcogct.gov
Christine O'Neill
Regional Environmental Planner
Environmental Planning, Waste Reduction, & Energy
203-489-0351
coneill@nvcogct.gov
Desira Blanchard
Communications & Community Engagement Manager
Social Media, community outreach