Darien’s first selectman Monica McNally will speak with us on “The State of the Town.” Monica was elected to her position in November 2021. Previously, for eight years, she was an elected member of the RTM, and for the last three years chaired the RTM public works committee, which led to a ban on single-use plastic bags. She most recently served on the Town’s board of selectmen.
Monica and her husband Mark Filanowski have been residents of Darien for 27 years and have two children: Helen (25) and Stephen (23). The first selectman graduated from the University of Wisconsin and spent nine years in the financial services sector as a financial consultant for Smith Barney.
Monica has been a volunteer in numerous local civic organizations, including OPUS for Person-to-Person, served as president of the YWCA Women’s Club and the Tokeneke Association Women’s Club, and worked on the Green’s Farm Academy Fundraising Committee.