Monica McNally was elected Darien’s First Selectman in the November 2021 election. 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. 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. She has been a volunteer in a number of local civic organizations including OPUS, served as President of the YWCA Women’s Club, President of the Tokeneke Association Women’s Club, and Fundraising Chair for Green’s Farm Academy.
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