James A. Tulacro was born in 1943 in Waterbury, CT and attended Long Is-land University where he graduated with an accounting degree. After working at major companies such as Pitney Bowes and ITT, he decided on a career change at age 42 and returned to school at Truro College and Charter Oak College to achieve a BS as Physicians Assistant and also in Human Services Health Science. His occupation is as a physician assistant and he still works part time.

Jim and his wife Arlene have lived in Darien for 32 years and have two grown children and four grandchildren.