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Vote Joel Nick for Board of Finance

On Nov. 5, be sure to vote for the most dynamic and experienced candidates for the critically important Board of Finance which monitors the fiscal health of the Town.

Here a few reasons to support Joel Nick:

I am presently employed as a Social Studies teacher at Farmington High School.  I am also teaching at Farmington’s Alternative High school in addition to my regular duties.  I have at Farmington High School since 2010.  

I served as Department Chairman of Social Studies at Stafford High School in Stafford, CT (1999- 2001) and as a social studies teacher before that (1994-1999) also in Stafford. I was the Social Studies Department Leader in Wallingford from 2002-2010. and at Farmington from 2010-2013.  I decided to teach at the Alternative school next year and am now a full-time teacher in Farmington.

EDUCATION:

•     BA in Political Science from UConn in 1989 and an 
•     MA in History from UConn in 1992 
•     Teaching certificate from St. Joseph College (W. Hartford) in 1993
•     6th Year Degree in Administration from UConn in 1998  

PERSONAL:

•     Married to Cindy (15 years).  She is  a math teacher at Lyman Hall HS in Wallingford
•     2 children:  Alexandra (8) & Elizabeth (6).  Both attend John Lyman Elementary.
•     Moved to Middlefield in August, 2005 
•     Avid fly-fisherman 
•     Avid reader 
•     Member of Middlefield Fed. Church

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