Board of Finance

Elaine Gaffney
206 High Street
eggfairfield206@yahoo.com

  • 12 year resident of Fairfield
  • Extensive involvement with Holland Hill Elementary School PTA and Tomlinson Middle School PTA, 2001-2008
  • Member of Bridgeport Regional Business Council
  • Volunteer work with R. Kids, Inc. in New Haven — organized and taught financial literarcy classes, 2007-2009
  • Volunteer work for March of Dimes/March for Babies 2010
  • Sean, 16 year old son, rising Senior at FLHS
  • Employed at People’s United Bank for the past 11.5 years
  • BA in Economics from Boston University; graduated Magna Cum Laude, completing undergraduate work in three years
  • Certificate in Paralegal Studies from Bentley College, Waltham MA
  • Real Estate Paralegal for 13 years prior to People’s United Bank

I believe I have the skills, knowledge, and expertise to help the Town of Fairfield remain on a solid financial foundation. The fact that the position is a six-year term affords me an opportunity to consider the long-term financial position of the town as well as doing my best to meet the short-term financial challenges we face.

Patrick McCabe
1060 Merritt Street
pdm.bof@gmail.com

  • Licensed attorney, CT & NY
  • NYU Law School ’99 (magna cum laude; Law Review; Order of the Coif)
  • Former associate with an international securities/finance corporate law firm
  • Extensive financial experience and exposure
  • Married for 12 years to Michelle McCabe, three sons in Fairfield’s public schools

Relevant Skills:  Board members should have relevant financial and accounting skills.

  • I have the critically needed accounting and finance skills.   I worked for years investigating and analyzing the accounting and balance sheets related to a $1.6 billion global acquisition.
  • I understand how the credit ratings agencies function.  I formerly represented one of the “big 3” ratings agencies on numerous matters.
  • I have experience in environmental remediation and construction disputes, matters at the forefront of the Town’s agenda.

Dedicated/Hard-working:  Board decisions should be fully informed.

  • As an attorney, my clients rely heavily on my dedication, mastery of the facts, and work ethic.
  • The Town and Board’s decisions must be fully informed decisions with the consequences understood.
  • I would bring the same vigorous analysis, ethics, and integrity that I use in private practice to the Board of Finance.

Getting Results:  Progress through shared goals and values.

  • I am a firm believer in cooperative governance.
  • If elected, I intend to work hard to maintain a spirit of cooperation amongst the public, various Boards, and representative bodies.
  • I am dedicated to seeing progress achieved through fresh ideas and steady improvements.

I encourage anyone with questions or concerns to contact me directly at pdm.bof@gmail.com or 203-339-2052. For more information, see the Q&A at The Daily Fairfield.