Municipalities & CEOs

SCRCOG serves fifteen municipalities in the South Central Region of Connecticut. The Chief Elected Officials (CEOs) of each municipality serve on our Board, with appointed positions to the Executive Committee.

As a Council of Government (COG) and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), SCRCOG also hosts additional Committees for decisionmaking on regional planning and transportation planning.

Committee Members

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The SCRCOG Board is the main governing body, consisting of one Chief Elected Official (CEO) from each member municipality. The Board meets monthly to discuss Council of Government (COG) and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) business.

 

Municipality 2026 Board Members
Bethany First Selectwoman Carol Goldberg
Branford First Selectman Joshua Brooks
East Haven Mayor Joseph Carfora
Guilford First Selectman Matthew Hoey
Hamden Mayor Adam Sendroff
Madison First Selectwoman Peggy Lyons
Meriden City Manager Brian Daniels
Milford Mayor Richard Smith
New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker
North Branford Acting Town Manager Rory Burke
North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda
Orange First Selectman James Zeoli
Wallingford Mayor Vincent Cervoni
West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer
Woodbridge First Selectman Mica Cardozo

The Executive Committee is a subset of the Board consisting of annually appointed leadership positions. The Executive Committee meets monthly to recommend Council of Government (COG) and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) business to the full Board.

 

Leadership Position 2026 Members Municipality
Chair Mayor Dorinda Borer West Haven
Vice Chair First Selectman Mica Cardozo Woodbridge
Secretary Mayor Vincent Cervoni Wallingford
Treasurer Mayor Joseph Carfora East Haven
Immediate Past Chair First Selectwoman Peggy Lyons Madison
At-Large First Selectman Matthew Hoey Guilford
At-Large Mayor Adam Sendroff Hamden
At-Large Mayor Justin Elicker New Haven

The Transportation Committee and Transportation Technical Committee meet jointly on a monthly basis to recommend transportation planning and programming proposals to the SCRCOG Board. Members include Chief Elected Officials (CEOs), municipal planners, and municipal engineers.

Municipality 2026 Members
Guilford First Selectman Matthew Hoey *Chair
Branford First Selectman Joshua Brooks
Hamden Mayor Adam Sendroff
Madison First Selectman Peggy Lyons
New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker
Wallingford Mayor Vincent Cervoni
West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer

 

The Regional Planning Commission (RPC) meets monthly to review referrals from member and surrounding municipalities, including zoning amendments, subdivision applications, and municipal Plans of Conservation and Development (POCDs). The RPC is made up of planning & zoning commission members for each municipality.

 

Municipality 2026 Representatives Executive Committee
Bethany Vacant
Branford Charles Andres At-Large
East Haven Vacant
Guilford Sean Cosgrove
Hamden Hannah Leckman
Madison Carol Snow Vice Chair
Meriden Kevin Curry At-Large
Milford Robert Sarri Chair
New Haven Vacant
North Branford Vacant
North Haven Vacant
Orange Tom Torrenti
Wallingford Jeffrey Kohan Secretary
West Haven Christopher Suggs
Woodbridge Robert Wiznia

 

Municipal Chief Elected Officials (CEOs)

Bethany

First Selectman

Carol Goldberg

Branford

First Selectman

Joshua Brooks

East Haven

Mayor

Joseph Carfora

Guilford

First Selectman

Matthew Hoey

Hamden

Mayor

Adam Sendroff

Madison

First Selectman

Peggy Lyons

Meriden

City Manager

Brian Daniels

Milford

Mayor

Richard Smith

New Haven

Mayor

Justin Elicker

North Branford

Acting Town Manager

Rory Burke

North Haven

First Selectman

Michael Freda

Orange

First Selectman

James Zeoli

Wallingford

Mayor

Vincent Cervoni

West Haven

Mayor

Dorinda Borer

Woodbridge

First Selectman

Mica Cardozo