Who We Are
Mission Statement
The Derby Historical Society, Inc. is a regional historical society dedicated to preserving, maintaining, and celebrating the rich and varied history of the Lower Naugatuck River Valley.
Meet the Staff
Executive Director
Kellie Santiago
Kellie holds a BA in Communications from Elizabethtown College and has more than 15 years of experience in communications, marketing and event planning. She has previously worked for both CBS and NBC News affiliates, the CT Breast Health Initiative, the CdLS Foundation, Basement Systems, Inc. (now known as Contractor Nation), TEAM Inc. and Hidden Acres Therapeutic Riding Center. Kellie grew up in the valley and is happy to be back home, raising her twins.
Officers
President - Albert Misiewicz, Jr., Derby
Vice President - Jim Gildea, Derby
Secretary - Dorothy Gleason, Beacon Falls
Recording Secretary - Paul Dinice, Derby
Treasurer - Cyndi Poppa, Bethany
Board of Directors
Stephan Behuniak - Seymour
Christine Boulay - Ansonia
John Caporale
Joseph DiRienzo - Pennsylvania
Mark Goumas - Oxford
Donna Lindgren - Ansonia
Robert Novak - Shelton
Paul Simpson - Shelton
Rick Schreiner - Derby
Board Emeritus
Judith Augusta, Shelton
Elaine Brandon - Seymour
David Carver, Ansonia
Joy Donini, Orange
Katharine Fitzgerald, Seymour
Barbara Jean Garofalo, Derby
Joan Giardina, Ansonia
Kevin Henri, Derby
Joanna Holden, Woodbridge
Laurence Howe, Orange
Carolyn Ivanoff, Oxford
William McDonald, Shelton
William Miller, Jr., Oxford
Lorraine O'Callaghan, Ansonia
Marian O'Keefe, Seymour
Kevin O'Mara, Monroe
Regina Pagliaro, Shelton
Cynthia Poppa, Bethany
Randal Ritter, Derby
Wanda Sedor, Ansonia
Janis Yakimovich, Derby
Adivsory Board
Peter Burns, Hamden
William Miller, Jr., Oxford
Felicia Monaco, Derby
Marian O'Keefe, Seymour
Randal Ritter, Derby
Cathy Williams, Shelton
Deceased Board Emeritus
Helen Brady
Edward Brickett
Doris Clark
G. Bush Clark
Robert Fitzgerald
Margaret Gibbs
Jeanette LaMacchia
Mary Mycek
Charlotte McLean
John D. Poole
Arthur Tidmarsh
Eve Turaj
Jeremiah "Jerry" Vartelas
Lois Young