Staff Members
Christopher
P. Bruhl
President & CEO
Chris
Bruhl joined The Business Council of Fairfield County in May 1990. Mr. Bruhl
serves on a variety of boards, including The Connecticut Television Network,
The (CT) Governor’s Council on Competitiveness, Stamford Achieves, the
Stamford Partnership, and the American Chamber of Commerce Executives.
Mr.
Bruhl is a member of the Steering Committee of the Connecticut Regional
Institute for the 21st Century, the Board of Advisors of The Maritime Aquarium
at Norwalk, and the national U.S. Chamber of Commerce Transportation
Infrastructure and Logistics Council. He had served as chairman of the private
Coastal Corridor Coalition and the public Southwestern Corridor Action
Council, which addressed the issue of regional highway congestion.
He is a former director of the Connecticut Business for Education
Coalition, the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, the Norwalk Community College
Foundation, and the Stamford Hospital Health Foundation and was a member of
the Connecticut Commission on Educational Excellence.
Mr. Bruhl has been a frequent consultant, writer, and
speaker on the subject of economic development and non-profit management, with particular interests
in community planning, institution building, and the
relationship between educational quality and economic
competitiveness. He is a contributing author to two books and was, for four years, the director of a
national training program for non-profit board and staff, conducted in affiliation with faculty from Yale
University. Mr. Bruhl holds a BA, in American
Civilization, from Brown University, an MA, in English,
from Louisiana State University, and an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business.
Email: cbruhl@businessfairfield.com
Phone: (203) 359-3220 x103
Fax: (203) 967-8294
Tanya
Court
Director, Public Policy & Programs
Tanya Court joined the organization in June 2002. Prior to joining The Business Council, Tanya served as Executive Director of the South Western Regional Planning Agency (SWRPA) where she played an instrumental role in galvanizing regional municipal support in transportation planning and communicating the transportation infrastructure needs of Fairfield County to Hartford, and to the State Department of Transportation.
Most recently, Ms. Court had served as Regional Liaison with the Agency for Workforce Innovation for the State of Florida.
Email:
tcourt@businessfairfield.com
Phone: (203) 705-0668
Fax: (203) 967-8294
Responsibilities:
Public Policy
Regional Transportation
Legislative Advocacy
Security & Crisis Management
Leadership Fairfield County
Joseph
McGee
Vice President, Public Policy & Programs
Joseph J. McGee is Vice President, Public Policy and Programs for The Business Council of Fairfield County. Joe has worked extensively with the business community, civic organizations and government officials in the areas of economic development, transportation, housing, energy conservation, environment and tax and fiscal policy.
His community leadership roles reflect his commitment to these priorities. He is a member of the boards of The Fairfield County Community Foundation, The Housing Development Fund, Inc., The WorkPlace, Inc., Fairfield University School of Continuing Education, the MetroNorth Commuter Council and the United Way of Connecticut.
Before joining The Business Council of Fairfield County, Joe was Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Economic Development, Chairman of the Connecticut Development Authority and Chairman of Connecticut Innovations, Inc. from 1990-1994, and Vice President at People’s Bank between 1979 and 1990. Prior to joining People’s Bank, he served as Staff Director for Congressman Stewart McKinney, from 1971 to 1978.
Responsibilities:
Public Policy
Regional Transportation
Legislative Advocacy
Tax and Fiscal Policy
Strategic Planning
Email: jmcgee@businessfairfield.com
Phone: (203) 705-0682
Fax: (203) 967-8294
Lisa
Mercurio
Director, Fairfield County Information
Exchange
Lisa Mercurio joined the organization in 1995 as Program Manager. In 1998, she was promoted to Director, Professional Development Services. In April,1999 Lisa became the new Director of the Fairfield County Information Exchange. Prior to joining The Business Council, Lisa was employed at Nine West Group, Inc. in Stamford as an Wholesale Account Executive.
Responsibilities:
Fairfield County Information
Exchange
Information Exchange Programming
Press Contact
Website
Email: lmercurio@businessfairfield.com
Phone: (203) 705-0683
Fax: (203) 967-8294
Randi Norum joined The Business Council in July 1997. Prior to joining the organization, Randi served as an associate at an accounting firm, and worked independently as an internal controller for small businesses, and financial manager for high income families, medical practices and corporations.
Responsibilities:
Accounts Payable/Receivable
Financial Audit
Payroll/Employee Benefits
Email:
rnorum@businessfairfield.com
Phone: (203) 705-0658
Fax: (203) 967-8294
Roderik
Woody
Manager of Administrative & Information
Services
Rod Woody joined The Business Council in 1988 as Assistant to the Director
of Business Expo. In 1992, he was promoted to Manager
of Administrative & Information Services.
Responsibilities:
Database Development & Maintenance
Purchasing
Fairfield County Business
Database
Email: rwoody@businessfairfield.com
Phone: (203) 705-0656
Fax: (203) 967-8294
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