Month: March 2025

Mark Campbell was born in Holyoke, MA and grew up in Belchertown, MA. He received his BBA in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He moved to the Stamford, CT area in 1993 to attend Pace University where he received his MBA and JD. Mark moved to Darien with his wife, Vikki, in 2002. They have two sons: Brady, currently a Junior at Sacred Heart University, and Taylor, currently a Senior at DHS, where he is captain of this year’s varsity baseball team. 

Mark owns a business valuation firm, Scout Valuations, in Stamford and has been providing business valuations for 25 years. Mark began his career at Deloitte (where he met his wife) in 1997 and had additional stints at a boutique investment bank in Westport and regional accounting firm in Shelton, prior to starting Scout. 

Mark is active at Saint Luke’s Parish and the YMCA and is currently the treasurer for Darien Babe Ruth. He enjoys golf, skiing and the outdoors.

I first came to Darien in the mid-70’s for a wedding, with no idea this would become my home for the past forty years.  I grew up in Falls Church, Virginia, graduated from Princeton University, followed by a year of active duty in the US Navy Reserve Hospital Corps, and graduation from the Harvard Business School. Health care, starting with the Navy, has been the single, continuing thread throughout my career – with numerous roles in management consulting, investment banking (First Boston), and 20 years as an investment research analyst (at Sanford Bernstein and Legg Mason) – all focused on the healthcare industry.  Eight years ago, my wife, now deceased, mentioned that we knew a lot of people who were confused by Medicare. That led to my current work in health and life insurance at Bankers Life.

I have a son who is a junior at Darien High School and beginning the college search and application process. Over the years, I have been involved in his sports and activities in Darien, and a member of the Noroton Yacht Club and St. Lukes Church.

Howard Courtemanche grew up in Oyster Bay, LI, Mendham, NJ, and Tuxedo Park, NY. He graduated from Delbarton School, Morristown NJ and Bowdoin College.

He has worked on Madison Avenue for 41 years. Rising to CEO and President of the Health. Divisions of J. Walter Thompson and Young and Rubicam for holding company WPP. Clients over his career have included Procter and Gamble, General Mills, Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, and Merck.

He met his wife Amanda in Manhattan, and they married in 1992 in Newport, RI. They moved to Rowayton in 1995 and have raised their 3 children there. Marguerite, who lives in Brisbane, Australia with her husband Lucien who she met at JP Morgan, Charlie, who lives in Boston and works in Biotech in Cambridge, Mass, and Win, who will complete his BA in Economics this May.

Howard has been an active member of St. Luke’s Parish since moving to Rowayton. He and Amanda are also members of Roton Point, Rowayton Yacht Club and the Yale Club of NYC.

Howard loves the NY Yankees and Bruce Springsteen in addition to his wonderful family.