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THE NEW HAVEN ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE SELECTS ITS 2015 PARADE OFFICERS

The Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee Executive Board has elected new officers to lead the 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Officers, as shown in the photo above, are: (L-R) Patrick Smith, Chief of Staff; Petisia Adger, Parade Coordinator; Clifford W Lynch, Jr., Parade Secretary; Colleen A.M.B. Hines, Parade Chair; Timothy F, Gallogly, 2015 Grand Marshal; and Kevin A. Smith, Treasurer and 2012 Grand Marshal. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held Sunday, March 15, 2015 in New Haven and is the largest single-day spectator event in the State of Connecticut. For more information about the Parade, please visit our website at:stpatricksdayparade.org

Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee Officers, 2015: (from Left to Right):

Patrick Smith - Chief of Staff

Patrick has been a member of the Parade Committee for the past five years. While growing up, Patrick’s love for the parade became a passion of his, therefore he joined the organization and became a committee member. Patrick is also a member and current President of the Knights of St. Patrick, one of the four sponsoring Associated Irish Societies. His brother, Kevin A. Smith, is a Parade Committee Officer as well and he, too, served as President of the KOSP. Patrick has many responsibilities and duties as Chief of Staff but most important, Patrick is mainly responsible for the year-long fundraising events that take place and allow our Parade to kick off every year. Patrick resides in New Haven.

Petisia Adger - Parade Coordinator

Petisia has been an active participant and committee member since 2009. Petisia has been actively involved in the Irish Community as well all segments of the New Haven Community since attending St. Peter’s Grammar School. Continuing her involvement with organizing parade fundraisers and functions, she has been elected by the Executive Committee to be the Parade Coordinator this year. Petisia’s objective is to recruit as many parade participants as she can in order to showcase the varied cultures in the Greater New Haven Community in one of the best parades in the State of Connecticut. Petisia resides in New Haven.

Clifford W. Lynch, Jr. - Parade Secretary

Cliff has been an active member of the Committee since 2006, all while on the Board of the Irish American Community Center, another one of the four Associated Irish Societies. Cliff has enjoyed the parade his whole life and seeks to contribute his time and efforts so that this great parade tradition can continue in New Haven for future generations to experience and enjoy. Cliff is working to grow and expand our organization as a committee to ensure financial success now and in the future, as well as to reduce the workload on current members. Cliff resides in Woodbridge.

Colleen A.M.B. Hines - Parade Chair

Colleen joined the Parade Committee almost 15 years ago. She, too, enjoyed attending the parade every year growing up and was curious as to how it was all put together. Colleen started out helping behind the scenes in the committee making friends with her fellow members and she also became much closer to her cousin and recruiter, Bernadette Smythe LaFrance, former Parade Queen and former Grand Marshal in 2008. She worked her way up to more responsibilities including corporate fundraising. As the Parade Chair, Colleen is basically responsible for overseeing everything including fundraising, budget deadlines, coordinating the event, recruiting new members, and so much more. Colleen carries out all these responsibilities all while working with fellow officers and members to ensure this event takes place without error or incident. Colleen has also created changes and improvements in many areas of planning. Colleen resides in Wallingford.

Timothy F. Gallogly - 2015 Grand Marshal

Tim, along with his parents, has been involved with the Irish organizations all their lives. Tim became an active member of the Parade Committee after his father passed away in 2001. He chaired various fundraising events and this year, as Grand Marshal, he intends to show our Irish cultural pride in its best light and be a mentor to his fellow officers. This year, his objective is to help put the best parade on the streets of New Haven. Tim enjoys working and crafting with wood and he enjoys many outdoor hobbies including sailing, hiking, & golfing. Tim resides in North Branford.

Kevin A. Smith - Treasurer and 2012 Grand Marshal

As a past Grand Marshal, Kevin has been actively involved with the Parade Committee dating back to 2002. At that time, Kevin ran the Gaelic Gala for the first time and he also served as President of the Knights of St. Patrick for two years. Through his participation with the KOSP, he was introduced to the Parade Committee by other past Grand Marshals, namely, Kevin J. Smith (2002) and Coleman Walsh (2005). Kevin resides in Hamden.