New Board Of Education Member Appointed In Hamden

HAMDEN, CT — Longtime educator Peter Downhour has been appointed to the Hamden Board of Education to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Siobhan Carter-David, according to the New Haven Register.

Carter-David, a Democrat, resigned in August after serving less than a year on the board. She cited disinterest in continuing to participate in what she described as a partisan and harsh environment, the New Haven Independent previously reported.

The Register reported Downhour spent 15 years as a high school social studies teacher for the Amity Regional School district and currently serves as its diversity, equity and inclusion coach.

Downhour served in the U.S. Navy from 1987 to 1998 before becoming a teacher, according to the Register.

Read more at the New Haven Register here.