2026-27 Officers Elected
June 1, 2026: Front row from left is Chief Anthony Capozziello, Second Assistant Chief Rob Sibley, Deputy Chief Ryan Clark, and First Assistant Chief Andy Ryan. Standing from left are Engineers Steve Stohl, Kyle Keeping, Kevin Keohan, Jon Doyle and Leslie Richards; First Engineer and Commissioner Tim Whelan; President Bradley Richardson; Lieutenant Archie Paloian; Vice President President Matt Dobson, Captain Stephen Clark, Second Engineer Bruce Clark, EMS Captain and Treasurer Karin Halstead, Engineer John Moore, Secretary Shannon Will, Engineer Massimo D’Alessandro, and Assistant Treasurer John Jeltema. The term runs July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027.
During the annual company meeting on Monday, June 1, 2026, the following were voted into Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company firefighting branch and administrative officer positions for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027:
Firefighting Branch/Line Officers — Chief, Anthony Capozziello; Deputy Chief, Ryan Clark; First Assistant Chief, Andy Ryan; Second Assistant Chief, Rob Sibley; Captain, Stephen Clark; Lieutenant, Archie Paloian; First Engineer, Tim Whelan; Second Engineer, Bruce Clark; EMS Captain, Karin Halstead; and Engineers: Massimo D’Alessandro, Jon Doyle, Kyle Keeping, Kevin Keohan, John Moore, Ryan Piccirillo, Jeff Platek, Leslie Richards, And Steven Stohl; and
Administrative Branch — President, Brad Richardson, Entering His 26th Year In That Position; Vice President, Matt Dobson; Secretary, Shannon Will; Treasurer, Karin Halstead; Assistant Treasurer, John Jeltema; and Commissioner, Tim Whelan.