Candidate: City Council
Name: Sharon F. Waagner
Age: 73 (11/4/41)
Education: Bachelor of Science/Educational Studies, Empire State College, 1990; Master of Library Science, University at Albany (SUNY), 1992.
Experience: Former commissioner, Arts Culture Torrington; current commissioner, NWCT EDC.
Occupation: retired school library media specialist, Long Lake Central School, Long Lake, NY; current Office Manager and Communications Director for Torrington Downtown Partners in Torrington.
Family: husband, Louis and two adult children, son Greg and daughter Susan.
Contact: 860-201-5043
Experience:
Sharon Waagner has dedicated her life to the same issues we all face. She is the mother of two grown children and knows how tough it can be to raise a family in today’s world. in addition, she and her husband, Lou, are homeowners and senior citizens who share your concerns about evaluations and mill rate.
She has been a Cub Scout den mother, a Girl Scout Brownie Leader and a PTA President in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey while working as the bookkeeper for a job printing company owned by herself and her husband for ten years. She knows what it is like to run a small business and a household at the same time. When the Waagner family moved to Long Lake NY in 1979, they operated a seasonal business for 20 years.
While working as the K-12 school librarian at Long Lake Central School, she served as chairperson for the regional School Library System and also as a class advisor. In addition, she served on the Long Lake Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad as a certified EMT and dispatcher for many years. She helped establish a public library and summer reading program in Long Lake.
After moving to Torrington in 2008, she worked in the school library at St. Peter/St. Francis School for two years, both as a volunteer and librarian before joining Torrington Downtown Partners in 2010 where she is Office Manager and Communications Director.
She worked with the Torrington Police Department to establish a downtown neighborhood watch district and attended the 10-week Citizens Police Academy. She served on the Arts & Culture Commission for three years where she was instrumental in bringing a temporary art gallery to downtown Torrington and helped provide space for the well-respected Five Points Gallery. She also volunteered for four years with Main Street Market Place and currently volunteers for the NWCT Chamber of Commerce Financial Reality Fair and Read-A-Loud Day.
Sharon serves as a commissioner for the NWCT Economic Development Corporation and helped to develop Main Street Torrington, a non-profit devoted to working with downtown businesses and helping them to gain recognition. She has attended City Council meetings for several years and has a good sense of how our city government works.
“I believe in the future of Torrington and I am not afraid to ask the tough questions. We need to work together to find solutions. I would be honored if you would vote for me on November 7.”
Name: Sharon F. Waagner
Age: 73 (11/4/41)
Education: Bachelor of Science/Educational Studies, Empire State College, 1990; Master of Library Science, University at Albany (SUNY), 1992.
Experience: Former commissioner, Arts Culture Torrington; current commissioner, NWCT EDC.
Occupation: retired school library media specialist, Long Lake Central School, Long Lake, NY; current Office Manager and Communications Director for Torrington Downtown Partners in Torrington.
Family: husband, Louis and two adult children, son Greg and daughter Susan.
Contact: 860-201-5043
Experience:
Sharon Waagner has dedicated her life to the same issues we all face. She is the mother of two grown children and knows how tough it can be to raise a family in today’s world. in addition, she and her husband, Lou, are homeowners and senior citizens who share your concerns about evaluations and mill rate.
She has been a Cub Scout den mother, a Girl Scout Brownie Leader and a PTA President in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey while working as the bookkeeper for a job printing company owned by herself and her husband for ten years. She knows what it is like to run a small business and a household at the same time. When the Waagner family moved to Long Lake NY in 1979, they operated a seasonal business for 20 years.
While working as the K-12 school librarian at Long Lake Central School, she served as chairperson for the regional School Library System and also as a class advisor. In addition, she served on the Long Lake Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad as a certified EMT and dispatcher for many years. She helped establish a public library and summer reading program in Long Lake.
After moving to Torrington in 2008, she worked in the school library at St. Peter/St. Francis School for two years, both as a volunteer and librarian before joining Torrington Downtown Partners in 2010 where she is Office Manager and Communications Director.
She worked with the Torrington Police Department to establish a downtown neighborhood watch district and attended the 10-week Citizens Police Academy. She served on the Arts & Culture Commission for three years where she was instrumental in bringing a temporary art gallery to downtown Torrington and helped provide space for the well-respected Five Points Gallery. She also volunteered for four years with Main Street Market Place and currently volunteers for the NWCT Chamber of Commerce Financial Reality Fair and Read-A-Loud Day.
Sharon serves as a commissioner for the NWCT Economic Development Corporation and helped to develop Main Street Torrington, a non-profit devoted to working with downtown businesses and helping them to gain recognition. She has attended City Council meetings for several years and has a good sense of how our city government works.
“I believe in the future of Torrington and I am not afraid to ask the tough questions. We need to work together to find solutions. I would be honored if you would vote for me on November 7.”