{news} candidate profiles in Stamford Advocate Voter's Guide

[David Bedell]

A Voter's Guide insert was distributed with the Friday, 11/4/05 edition of 
the Stamford Advocate and its sister paper the Norwalk Advocate.

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/scn-voters_guide-2005-sa-nor,0,3233079.acrobat

Stamford mayoral race

Name: Darek Shapiro
Party: Green
Occupation: Architect
Age: 52
Address: 123 Surrey Road
Education: Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Pratt Institute, 1976; 
certified as environmental inspector mental inspector, Institute of 
Bau-biologie & Ecology, Clearwater water, Fla., 1995
Public service: In 2004, founded Stamford’s 20 percent by 2010 Clean Energy 
Committee that got the Board of Representatives to agree to buy clean 
energy; Environmental Council of Stamford board of directors, 2004; 
Wellington Homeowners’ Association treasurer; American Institute of 
Architects; Committee on the Environment; Connecticut Climate Change 
Coalition; Peace Action CT
Issues/Goals:
• Air is more polluted, cancer rate is up, and it’s rising fastest near the 
nuclear reactors. Solution: GoCleanEnergy.com instead of dirty polluting 
coal, oil and nuclear generation.
• Traffic on Interstate 95 is at 300 percent capacity while train tracks are 
underutilized. Solution: Add trains while making daytime driving to downtown 
parking pricier. Provide local van service to downtown and train stations.
• Housing, heating and taxes. Solution: Zoning incentives for low-cost 
housing, as affordable housing isn’t. Solution: Tax rebates for insulating 
and energy efficiency; it saves money twice.
• Schools: Offer more preschool, early diagnosis of special education 
children and use proven new tools with them.
Personal: Married; no children

Stamford Board of Education

NAME: Trish Dayan
PARTY: Green
OCCUP OCCUPATION: Clinical social worker
AGE: 64
ADDRESS: 45 Cousins Road
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, Duquesne University; master’s 
degree in social work, Bryn Mawr College; master’s degree in business 
administration, University of Connecticut
PUBLIC SER SERVICE: Justice of the peace, Stamford; psychological evaluator 
for Physicians for Human Rights working with refugees seeking political 
asylum; therapist for people suffering from effects of the attacks of 9/11 
with the New York Disaster Counseling Coalition; group facilitator for 
Sexual Assault Center. Volunteer experiences include eight-year 
co-leadership of interfaith couples group with rabbi and priest; 
professional and women’s groups; environmental and animal welfare groups; 
volunteer for years with Democratic and Green parties
PRIORITIES: Transition of new superintendent of schools into Stamford 
educational community. Assist effective collaboration between Mr. Starr and 
his staff with the teachers, the Board of Education and the parents, 
enabling the best education possible for every student.  A true team 
approach is essential and would ensure that the expertise of the classroom 
teachers is fully recognized. Coordination of educational system with 
businesses, technical schools, colleges, community agencies, bringing in 
more resources and volunteers to broaden involvement in readying children 
for the global economy. We need to think creatively rather than focusing 
solely on achievement standards.
PERSONAL: Married; five children

New Canaan

OFFICE SOUGHT: First Selectman

NAME: Margaret Manion
PARTY: Green
OCCUPATION: Substitute teacher, New Canaan
AGE: 49
ADDRESS: 637B Valley Road
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree, St. John’s College; law degree, University of 
San Diego.
PUBLIC SERVICE: Amnesty International assistant state coordinator for 
Connecticut, 2002 to present, and area coordinator for Alaska, 1995-2000; 
co-organized Stop Violence Against Women Forum at UConn-Stamford, March 
2005; National Organization for Women, acting state president for Alaska, 
2000-03; election worker, Alaska and Anchorage, 1988-2002; organized 
Peoples’ Earth Day in Anchorage, 1995; volunteered with Alaska Center for 
the Environment after Exxon-Valdez oil spill, 1989.
ISSUES/GOALS: Maintain Green Party’s standing in New Canaan
PERSONAL: Divorced; two sons



(My profile was omitted from the list of Stamford constables, but I got them 
to insert it in Sunday's Advocate, p.2--right under the Arnold 
Schwarzenegger-Warren Beatty confrontation in San Diego.)

Editor's note

David Bedell is running for constable in Stamford.  His informaiton was 
omitted from the Voter's Guide 2005 in Friday's editions of The Advocate.  
The following is Bedell's profile:

OFFICE SOUGHT:  Constable
NAME: David Bedell
PARTY: Green Party
OCCUPATION: Program director at Sabin Vaccine Institute
AGE: 43
ADDRESS: 12 Ardsley Road
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Swarthmore College; master's degree in 
English, University of Alabama
PUBLIC SERVICE: Connecticut Green Party, Fairfield County chapter secretary; 
Teachers Against Prejudice board member; former teacher of citizenship and 
English classes for immigrants; bicycle advocate
PERSONAL:  Partnered; one child