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Vagn Fausing was born in 1944 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He graduated from the Copenhagen School of International Business specializing in ocean transportation, logistics and operations. He then served 24 months in the Royal Danish Air Force as a sergeant in a radar and missile squadron that included training in Texas and New Mexico.

Following military service, Vagn spent 17 years in ocean transportation working in Denmark, the U.S., the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Greece that involved bulk carriers, oil tankers and container vessels. For the past 14 years he worked in Liquefied Petroleum Gas transportation with frequent travel to the Middle East. Today he is a consultant for transportation and distribution to a Malaysian food company.

Vagn lives in Stamford with his wife, May. They have two daughters and four grandchildren. His interests include golf, history, reading, and travel.

Gehr Brown was born in 1946, Norwalk, graduating from Brien McMahon High School in 1964. He received a B.B.A. degree in accountancy practice from Pace University in 1968 and an M.B.A. in financial management from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in 1970.

Gehr joined Haskins & Sells in 1970 and in 1975 became a senior financial analyst with Warnaco, Inc. He later joined Cadbury Schweppes, USA, and served in several financial management positions before being named chief financial officer for Peter Paul Cadbury, Naugatuck, Conn.

He also was chief financial officer, Mona Industries, Inc., Paterson, New Jersey. In 2001, he joined Fuji Film Medical Systems U.S.A., Stamford, Conn., as a consultant, retiring in 2012.  Gehr is a member of the Financial Executives International, the American Institute of CPAs and the New York State Society of CPAs.

He and his wife Joanne live in Darien and have one adult daughter. His interests include sports, sports memorabilia collecting, music and jazz guitar in particular.

Joe Spain was born November 7, 1939 in Troy NY and graduated in 1957 from LaSalle Institute in Troy where he played varsity ice hockey for three years.  He graduated from Manhattan College, Bronx, NY in 1961 with a B.E.E. degree. He was president of the Tau Beta Pi electrical engineering national honor fraternity and a yearbook photographer. He received an LLB degree in 1964 from Boston College Law School where he was editor-in- chief of the Boston College Law Review.

Bud Bain was born in 1945 in Norwalk, Connecticut. He graduated from Brien McMahon High School in 1963 and Colgate University in 1967. After working for two years at the New York Federal Reserve Bank, he attended Columbia University and received an M.B.A. degree in 1971.

Bud began his career in municipal bonds at Dillon, Read & Co. He joined Lehman Brothers in 1983, retiring in 1996 after serving as a managing partner and head of the public finance department.

Upon retirement, he devoted two years to family, travel and Colgate University, where he was a trustee. In 1998, he went back to work at the Public Re- source Advisory Group that serves as an advisor to tax-exempt bond issuers.

In 2003, he retired again and has devoted his time to world and domestic travel, children and grand- children. He also enjoys golf, paddle tennis, photography and Colgate University activities.

He and his wife Betsy have been married for 46 years and live in Rowayton, Conn. They have two children and two grandchildren.

John F. Bartlett was born 1942 in San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where he graduated from high school in 1960. He received a BA degree in history from Washington & Lee University in 1967 and an LLB degree in 1967.

He retired in August 2013, after working for 17 years as a lawyer for Emmet, Marin & Martin. He began his career with the National Housing Partnership in Washington, D.C., and went on to work in New York City for two law firms and a corporation.

In 1978, John and his wife Candy moved to Darien.  They have two daughters and three grandchildren who live with their families in Darien.  John now lives in Norwalk.

He is a member of the Weeburn Country Club, the Tokeneke Club and the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, a Burgundy wine tasting society. His interests include travel and wine collecting.

Pete Kenyon was born 1938 in Chicago. He grew up in Old Greenwich and attended Kent School, Kent, Conn., graduating in 1957. While at Kent, he played varsity football when the coach introduced the single wing formation resulting in an undefeated season in 1955. After injuring his knee playing ice hockey, he went on to serve as a student coach for football, ice hockey, and crew at the league level.

In 1962, he graduated from Columbia University’s School of General Studies with a B.S. degree in International Relations. Prior to attending Columbia, he studied at Brown University, where he was on the varsity swim team and played lacrosse, and attended Mitchell College.

Pete served in the U.S. Navy for almost four years aboard a destroyer based in San Diego that deployed in the western Pacific during the Vietnam War. The ship was assigned a variety of missions, including plane guard duty, shore bombardment, amphibious task force escort duty, SAR (search and rescue), Formosa Patrol and intelligence operations. Released from active duty in 1966, he went to work in the reinsurance business at General Reinsurance Corporation; he continued his reinsurance career at Interemco, Inc., G. L. Hodson & Company, Inc., Guy Carpenter & Co., Inc., and Kenyon Consulting Company. During his working career, he served in the United States Naval Reserve for 18 years and retired as a Commander in 1985.

He and his wife Kathy live in Darien and have four adult children and six grandchildren, most of whom live locally. His interests include swimming, sailing, fishing, and genealogy.

Pete is a member of the Middlesex Genealogy Society, the Navy League of the U.S. where he is a board member of the Connecticut Council, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (Post 6933), the UDT/SEAL Association, and the Military Officers of America Association. He currently serves as XO of the Navy SEAL Recruiting District Assistance Council, an all-volunteer NSW mentoring program. During the 1980s, he served as Moderator of the Darien Representative Town Meeting for six terms, and in the 1990s on the Darien Environmental Commission, the last three months as Chairman.

Jay Kolinsky was born in 1941 in New York City and graduated from Roosevelt High School, Yonkers, NY. He at- tended the University of Alabama and the Ford- ham University School of Business and went on to serve in the United States Coast Guard Reserve.

Jay has invented, manufactured and marketed a wide variety of products. His first was a noise limiter circuit for short wave receivers.  In 1969, he invented the electronic siren that makes the “whoop, whoop” sounding sirens still in use today. His company, Kolin Industries, makes siren and alarm systems sold in over 50 countries. Five of his early prototypes are on display at the Smithsonian Institute.

In 1979, in response to the leak at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, he designed a multimillion dollar siren evacuation warning systems used today in all four nuclear power plants in New York State. Each system can be heard over 300 square miles.

In 1980, Jay founded Malm Chemical Corporation that markets pure carnauba auto waxes and polishes. He invented an ergonomically shaped hand tool used to apply auto waxes and polishes called the “Kolinsky Speed Waxer.” He also invented “Big Stop,” an engine disabling device used to prevent auto theft.

Jay is a member of the Business Advisory Board of Westchester Community College and is a former president of the Greater Norwalk Amateur Radio Club. He also enjoys flying and has a pilot’s license. He and his wife Ulla live in Pound Ridge, N.Y. Their home has a solar system designed by Jay.

Jack Neafsey was born in 1939 in Woodside, N.Y. He grew up in Greenwich, CT., graduating from high school there in 1957 where he played varsity football and basketball and served as president of the student council. In 1961 he graduated from Cornell with a BA in English and an MBA in 1963.

Jack joined Esso Research and Engineering Co., Linden, NJ in 1963 in finance and planning and later joined Sunray DX Oil Company,
Tulsa, OK. When the company was bought by Sunoco, he stayed with Sunoco serving as executive vice president and director responsible for Canadian operations including its tar sands program. He then served as chief financial officer of Sun Coal Company responsible for real estate and leasing operations. Upon leaving Sun, he was chief executive officer of an investment bank and then went on to do a number of private equity deals. He is currently chairman of Alliance Resources, the second largest eastern underground coal company.

Jack and his wife Rilla live in Darien and have three children and six grandchildren. He is a member of the Wee Burn Country Club, the Blind Brook Club, the Cape Cod National Golf Club and the Cornell Club of New York City. He is a trustee of the Naval War College, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Cornell University and a member of the Board of Overseers of the Weill Cornell Medical College. He enjoys golf, swimming, sailing and history.