
ABOUT KAREN TALAMELLI CUSICK
Karen is currently the Director of Finance for Project Service LLC, owner and operator of twenty-three Connecticut Service Plazas in Connecticut. Karen has been an integral part of Project Service since its inception. Project Service is a national model for P3 public-private partnership infrastructure projects in the U.S. Prior to this, Karen served as President of Cusick & Company LLC, a Connecticut based financial, administrative, and governmental advisory services firm. Karen also served as the Financial Administrator of a Connecticut engineering firm, specializing in state and municipal environmental and transportation projects. Karen has also served as the Chief of Staff/Operations Manager for a local municipality, having oversight over town departments and liaison responsibilities with the CEO, Boards and Commissions, and elected officials. Karen served as the Project Coordinator for a Connecticut based HVAC contractor, and as a project manager for a variety of major local projects.
Karen is currently the Chair of the Woodbridge Connecticut Democratic Town Committee and has served on the town’s Board of Finance. She has an extensive record of public service in Woodbridge and in the town of Seymour, where she lived previously. Karen was elected to the Seymour Board of Selectmen; Board of Assessment Appeals; and Library Board of Directors. She also served as chairwoman on the Seymour Board of Public Works Committee. Karen also chaired the Seymour Emergency Services Building Commission and served on the Civil Service and Arts and Culture Commissions.
Karen has been involved with numerous charitable and community organizations, including the Ronald McDonald House and a New Haven area women’s shelter. She served as Treasurer of the Griffin Hospital Valley Breast Care Health Fund and is a recipient of the Women Making a Difference Award. Currently, Karen serves as a Trustee of Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Woodbridge.
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