Category: Members (Page 1 of 28)

Don Gorski is a 32-year resident of Darien with wife Kathy and grown children Matthew and Sarah. Having grown up in the Boston area (Lynn) and a graduate of the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) with a Communications/Marketing degree, I had a fledgling early career behind the mike doing play by play radio broadcasts for UMass football and basketball and Boston University hockey when they went to the Frozen Four in 1976. However, an exciting opportunity to join CBS Radio in Boston ensued on the advertising sales and management side of the business which evolved into a 12-year career as General Sales Manager of WCBS Newsradio 88 and VP of Sales at CBS Radio Representatives in New York.

After a management stint at KRLD in Dallas, I returned to New York as the first Director of Sales for ESPN Radio Network where we launched an NBA partnership that still exists today. Several years later I joined Winnercomm Sports – a TV production and advertising sales company where I became EVP of Sales representing ESPN’s television lineup of “niche” sports including the Professional Bowlers Tour, the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup of thoroughbred racing, USA Women’s softball, National Finals Rodeo and many others. After a stint as VP of Sports Sales at Westwood One representing the NFL and college basketball’s March Madness, I launched my own sports sales consultancy working with the American Kennel Club’s Media Group and Ann Liguori’s “Talking Golf” show on WFAN-NY.

My wife Kathy had a highly successful 35-year sales career at Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon and Mentor divisions – now retired and a frequent volunteer at New Covenant House in Stamford. Our children – Matthew and Sarah – each had solid academic and sports accomplishments at Darien High School. Matt captained the hockey team and was an All-State and All-American defenseman on the lacrosse team and played at Ohio State. Sarah captained the girls’ volleyball team and was an All-State selection as a Senior. She was an All-Conference middle hitter at Gettysburg College.

I am a longtime volunteer at St. Thomas More parish. I am an avid golfer, have been a member of the Apawamis Club in Rye, New York for 40+ years, and have served as Men’s Golf Chair and as Vice President on the Board of Governors. I am also on the Board of Directors of the Westchester Seniors Golf Association and currently Vice President and Membership Chairman. We welcome all members of private clubs in Westchester and Fairfield counties aged 55 years and older to join the WSGA!

Bob Foley is a recently retired C-level real estate investment executive. His interests include his family, golf, college basketball, history, and travel.

Bob retired from TPG (NASDAQ: TPG) in December 2025 as a partner of TPG Real Estate and chief financial officer of TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc, (NYSE: TRTX). Bob now serves as a senior advisor to TPG Real Estate (where he remains a member of its investment committees), as a board member of a public company involved in data centers and powered land, an advisor to several early-stage real estate investment and technology firms, and on the boards of two real estate industry trade associations.

His 45-year career encompassed principal investing in commercial real estate credit and equity in the United States and Europe with TPG, Gramercy Capital Corp, Goldman Sachs & Co., and Bankers Trust Company. He co-founded two private real estate investment firms and engineered their initial public offerings. He began his career with Touche Ross & Co. (now Deloitte LLP) in its San Francisco office.

Bob and his wife, Barbara, are graduates of Stanford University, where Bob earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science. Bob received an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a certified public accountant (inactive) in California.
Bob and Barbara are 33-year residents of Darien. Their daughter and son were born and raised in Darien, are graduates of the Darien public school system, and after college established careers and lives in New York City. Bob and Barbara are members of Country Club of Darien, parishioners of St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church, and have a lengthy record of civic involvement in Darien and New York City.

When George moved to Darien 32 years ago for a new job, his wife was eight months pregnant with a questionable decision. Decades later, Darien has proven to be one of his best decisions ever. He found it a wonderful place to raise three boys, play sports, engage with a faith community, enjoy Long Island Sound, and build lifelong friendships. Growing up as an Air Force brat who attended a handful of schools across California and Washington, George is grateful his sons completed their entire education from one address on Coachlamp Lane.

George’s career began with four years as a U.S. Army officer in Germany to fulfill his Cornell ROTC scholarship. After a marketing stint in Cincinnati, Procter & Gamble sent him back to Germany for another four years to run their European Skin Care business. Moving here to Darien, he led Revlon’s Face & Nail division through the company’s IPO. In 1997, he transitioned from packaged goods to financial services with Citibank, later joining The Hartford as CMO, overseeing the AARP program. He capped his career spending a decade as CMO for Nestlé’s Gerber Life division. He also served several years on the Stratton Mountain Ski Safety Patrol. George continues to serve on the Board FinTech start-up.

In retirement, George stays active biking, golfing, skiing, and sailing. He travels frequently to Europe and bikes often to Pear Tree Point.

Craig, his wife Andy, and their two sons, Doug and Mike, arrived in Darien in 1993 after eight years in London.  He began his career in 1972 at Citibank in New York before joining First Chicago Corporation and later held senior leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer in London for Swiss Bank Corporation’s Investment Banking Group, now UBS; Managing Director of derivatives technology and finance for Lehman Brothers; and Chief Administrative Officer for the North American units of Caisse des Dépôts, now Natixis.

After following a more traditional finance path, Craig founded his own fintech advisory company, assisting technology companies enter and navigate the financial services markets.  He is a charter member of the nonprofit TiE New York, The Indus Entrepreneurs, where he co-chairs the mentoring and education program for early stage startups.

Craig earned a degree in economics from the University of New Hampshire. He has remained active in the UNH community through service on various university committees and as a past director on its Alumni Board.

Staley Tylor Tregellas was born on May 17, 1956 at New York Hospital in New York City.   Fortunately, his parents decided to call him by his middle name, Tylor/Ty, to minimize the number of times each day that he would have to spell both his first and last names.  He was raised in the Yorkville neighborhood of NYC and learned to ride a bike at Carl Schurz Park, a couple of blocks from his home on East 86th Street.

Ty went on to The Buckley School for grades 1 – 8, and then he attended Deerfield Academy and graduated in 1974.  He was then enrolled at Trinity College, where he was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity, and he spent the fall semester of his junior year at Institute for European Studies in Vienna Austria.   He graduated with a BA in Economics in the spring of 1978.

After graduating from college, Ty pursued a position in architecture, but soon learned it was an uphill battle without a corresponding degree. Fortunately, a sympathetic architect connected Ty with the VP of Operations at Turner Construction, and after a series of interviews, he was off to Houston to learn Line & Grade and help build the 50 story Capital National Bank Building and the 20 story Meridien Hotel which were built on a common site in downtown Houston.

In 1981, Turner transferred Ty back to NYC where he worked as a cost engineer, superintendent, project engineer, and project manager on a variety of projects, which ultimately led to a position as the Manager of Business Development for Turner’s NY office.

In 1983, Ty and a friend bought a 7 acre subdivision in East Hampton, NY and  Ty “moonlighted” as the GC and finish carpenter for the construction of an investment property which was completed for a summer rental in 1985.  In the years that followed, Ty built and sold three more houses and also sold the 3 remaining acres.

While working in NYC in the early 90’s, Ty met a gal, Letitia Reardon,  with similar interests and values and they married in August of ’93.  Not wanting to raise a family in NYC, Ty took a position with Skanska Construction in Greenwich at the end of ’93 and moved to a rental house on Renshaw Rd in Darien.  In 1995, their son Gardner was born, and soon thereafter Letitia was again pregnant, so they went looking for a bigger house.  They ended up buying a lovely house on Cecil Place in New Canaan, and in June of ’96  their daughter, Tess, arrived on the scene.   It was a busy house with two kids 54 weeks apart.  However, in March ’99, their daughter, Emma, joined the family, and later that year, Ty returned to Turner Construction at their office in Shelton, CT.

In 2001, the Tregellas family moved to a bigger house at 116 Marshall Ridge in New Canaan.  As tennis and paddle tennis enthusiasts, they joined the New Canaan Field Club where they both played on the inter-club tennis and paddle tennis teams, and their kids all competed in the local and National Paddle Tennis tournaments.  Their son, Gardner, was the winner of the 12, 14, and 18 & Under Boys Junior National Championships.  Ty & Tish also joined the New Canaan Winter Club, where the girls learned to figure skate and all their kids played intramural house hockey.  Ty also served on the Board of the Winter Club and as the chair of the Building & Grounds Committee from 2009-12, and he oversaw the reconstruction of the rink in 2011.

After returning to Turner Construction, Ty served as the Manager of the Special Projects from 1999-2001, Project Executive 2001-2005, and Manager K-12 Education Group/Project Executive 2005-2025.  Some of his noteworthy projects in and around Darien were: Wee Burn Country Club renovation and expansion, Tokeneke School, Darien Police Station Renovation/Expansion, Greenwich Country Day School ( multiple projects), Greenwich Academy (multiple projects), New Canaan Country School (multiple projects), St. Lukes School (multiple projects), King School, New Canaan Library, and New Canaan Police Station.

In addition to Ty’s extensive resume with K-12 construction, he also served on the board of Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, VT from 2000- 2023 and during this time he oversaw the planning and construction a new dormitory, a new Performing Arts Center, and several renovation projects throughout the campus.

In 2021, Ty and his wife separated and he moved to 96 Fitch Ave in Darien.  In 2025, Ty retired from Turner after 46 years “in the business,”  and he subsequently moved in with his “significant other,”  Ann Mileti, in Fairfield, CT.    He is currently enjoying his new retirement schedule which includes lots of pickleball, biking, golf, hiking, reading, travel, visiting all of his kids in NYC, and his new membership to the DMA!

Tim is one of four boys, all of whom grew up in Darien and attended the Darien public schools. He began at Ox Ridge Elementary School and graduated with distinction before moving on to Middlesex Middle School. At the time, Darien had two middle schools—Middlesex and Mather, which was located on the site of the current Town Hall. Tim graduated from Darien High School in 1981.

He went on to attend Hobart College, graduating four years later. Throughout his youth, Tim was an active participant in local sports, including soccer, wrestling, swimming, and lacrosse.

A longtime Darien resident, Tim is married and has three children, all of whom also attended the Darien public schools.

Tim’s professional career was devoted to Equity Capital Markets and Syndicate, with primary responsibilities that included the origination, marketing, pricing, and allocation of equity and equity-related products to institutional investors.

He spent 23 years at Lehman Brothers, where he ultimately ran the Syndicate desk globally and co-chaired the firm’s Equity Underwriting Committee. He later held similar senior roles at Macquarie and Truist Securities before retiring this year.

Family activities remain Tim’s first priority. In his free time, he enjoys working out, fishing, and golf.