Press Release


Fairfield County Bank Corp. Elects New Corporators

August 9, 2006 - Paul S. McNamara, Chairman of the Board of Fairfield County Bank Corp. announced that the following individuals have been named Corporators of the Bank:

	Larry Bossidy Jr. of Ridgefield is Senior Vice President and General Manager of GE Corporate Financial Services – Trade Services.  Mr. Bossidy joined GE in 1981 after graduating from Fairfield University and playing a year of professional baseball for the Houston Astro Organization.  He is a member of the Board of Directors of Sunrise Cottage in Ridgefield and serves on the fundraising board of the Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield.
	Stephen B. Epifano is the President of SBE Builders, Inc. in Southport.  He is a past president of the Associated General Contractors Association of Bridgeport.   Mr. Epifano attended Babson College and lives in Fairfield with his wife and has four children.
	Peter G. Helie is the Chairman and CEO of Prudential Connecticut Realty with 65 offices in Connecticut and Rhode Island. He is a member of the following Boards of Directors: NAR (National Association of Realtors), The Realty Alliance and the Stamford Boys & Girls Club. In addition, Mr. Helie is a founder of the VISION Group, a member of the Apex Group of Prudential Real Estate affiliates and is a member of the CEO Dialogue Group of The Business Council of Fairfield County.  Mr. Helie graduated from Springfield College with a B.S. and resides in Southport with his wife and two children.
	David P. Lyons III is President of Lyons & Lyons, PC, a CPA firm with offices in Ridgefield and Fairfield. The firm provides accounting and auditing, tax preparation and consultation business advisory services and personal financial planning.  In addition to his responsibilities as president, Mr. Lyons spends much of his time advising closely held business owners in a wide range of tax and financial areas as well as providing income and estate tax planning to individuals.   He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants and Institute of Certified Financial Planners.  Mr. Lyons currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Ridgefield Boys & Girls Club and Board of Directors of the Ridgefield Community Foundation where he is also the Treasurer. His previous community involvement includes serving on the Boards of Directors of the Keeler Tavern Endowment Fund, Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce, Ridgefield Basketball Association (Treasurer), and Ridgefield High School Athletic Advisory Council (Treasurer). A graduate of Boston College with a B.S. in Accounting, Mr. Lyons earned an MBA and Masters in Taxation from Iona College.  He resides in Ridgefield with his wife Kathleen and their two children David and Megan.
	Scott Mahoney is President and CEO of Peter Millar. He was previously Vice President of Polo Golf at Ralph Lauren. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Mr. Mahoney lives in Wilton with his wife and four children.
	Lisa Mathis of Redding is a seasoned business executive with over 20 years of corporate experience. She is currently an Executive Coach for IBM, Bristol Myers Squibb, HBO, Pfizer, Chatsworth Consulting Group, The Leader’s Edge, Bayer HealthCare, The Ayers Group and Con Edison.  Specializing in executive communications, leadership development, organizational development, and sales, Ms. Mathis helps her clients focus on specific targets and action plans to achieve measurable and sustainable results. Ms. Mathis has held key leadership positions in several Fortune 500 companies including Merrill Lynch, where she served as the Director of Organizational and Leadership Development. A graduate of the University of Arkansas with a B.A. in Management, Ms. Mathis is certified in several behavioral assessments and development tools and a variety of 360° feedback instruments. Her affiliations include the International Coaching Federation, Fresh-Air Fund (host parent), Wooster School in Danbury (Board of Directors) and National Charity League (previous member).
	Michelle Oliver is co-owner of Oliver Barrett Fine Stationers in Ridgefield. Oliver Barrett, which was established by Ms. Oliver and co-owner Lisa Barrett in 1999, specializes in invitations, business stationery, event planning and gifts.  Ms. Oliver’s community involvement includes the Have a Heart Committee in Ridgefield which provides funding for Kids in Crisis and Ridgefield’s Teen Talk program, and she serves as a Board Member of the Ridgefield Community Kindergarten and Visiting Nurse Association of Ridgefield Services Committee. Ms. Oliver has been involved in various community fundraising activities including VNA of Ridgefield, Ridgefield Community Center, Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield Kitchen Tour and Norwalk Community College and has been recognized by Kids in Crisis with a special award for her fundraising efforts.  She attended Manhattanville College and lives in Ridgefield with her husband and three children.
	Theodore O’Neill Jr. is the President and Owner of White Bridge Marine, Inc. and All Seasons Marine Works in Rowayton.  All Seasons Marine Works has been a Top-10 dealer in sales for Hydra-Sports boats worldwide for the last 6 years and a Top-5 dealer in CSI (Customer Service Index) for Hydra-Sports for the last 3 years. Mr. O’Neill is a member of the Connecticut Marine Trades Association (CMTA), National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), and Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce. His community involvement has included serving as State Commissioner and Chairman of the Five Mile River Commission.  A graduate of the University of Rhode Island with B.S. degrees in Accounting and Finance, Mr. O’Neill resides in Rowayton with his wife and daughter.
	Todd Rabin has been the owner/operator of Ridgefield Hardware on Main Street in Ridgefield since 1986.  He is a member of Downtown Ridgefield, Inc., the Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce and the Ace Hardware Dealer Group of Connecticut.  Mr. Rabin was awarded the Young Retailer of the Year by the National Hardware Association in 2001.  A graduate of Quinnipiac College with a B.S. in Accounting, Mr. Rabin resides in Norwalk with his wife and two children.
	Raymond Rizio is an attorney and Managing Partner with Quatrella & Rizio, LLC in Fairfield and has been practicing law for 22 years. He earned his law degree from the University of Bridgeport Law School and his bachelor's degree from Franklin & Marshall College. Mr. Rizio serves on the Board of Directors of the Cardinal Sheehan Center in Bridgeport and is a member of the Trumbull Democratic Town Committee.  He has previously served on the Fairfield Zoning Board of Appeals, Fairfield Conservation Committee and Trumbull Economic Development Commission. Mr. Rizio resides in Trumbull with his wife and has three children.

Founded in 1871, Fairfield County Bank Corp. is a $1.3 billion dollar community bank and operates two divisions in Fairfield County; Ridgefield Bank and Fairfield County Bank, with 17 branches in eight markets; Ridgefield, Georgetown, Wilton, Norwalk, Rowayton, Darien, Fairfield, and Westport.