WRTC Who's Who
Paul Luchetti
Vice Chairman
Current President of the Woodbury Lions.
Current Vice Chairman of the Woodbury Republican Town Committee.
Current member Commission on Seniors.
Former member of Woodbury Drug Enforcement program ASAP: (Advocates for Substance Abuse Prevention).
Former board member of the Juvenile Review Board (JRB).
Former member of the Woodbury Economic Development Committee.
Co-Founder of the Woodbury Chamber of Commerce.
Nancy Mackey
Secretary
Former Real Estate Broker and bookkeeper for her and her husband’s business in Norwalk, CT.
Former WRTC Treasurer and current WRTC Secretary.
Former Woodbury Registrar of Voters for 3 years.
Active member and Treasurer of the Friends of the Senior Center since 2018.
Former Treasurer of the Women's Club of Woodbury for 2 years.
Former Chairman of the Women's Club House Tour.
Nancy enjoys volunteering and has been active with the Food Bank for many years.
In 2025, Nancy received the Adele Taylor Civic Award from the Democratic Town Committee for her dedication to volunteering.
Burt Stevens
Treasurer
Current Library of the Future Chairman.
Current Woodbury America 250 member.
Current Building Code Board of Appeals member.
Former Woodbury Charter Revision Chair (2004-2005).
Former WRTC Chairman (1990’s).
Former Woodbury Charter Revision member (1990’s).
Former Inland Wetlands Agency member (1980’s).
Former Conservation Commission member (1980’s)
Dennis Roberts
Candidate Recruitment
United States Marine Corp Veteran.
Member of the American Legion.
Member of the Woodbury Republican Town Committee.
Woodbury business owner of Gaylord Nursery.
Past Lead Mechanic at the Naugatuck Wastewater Treatment Facility.
Life long Woodbury resident.
John Hughes
Member, State Central District 32 Representative
35 yr resident of Woodbury.
Former ZBA member.
Current Planning Commissioner.
Current Board of Assessment & Appeals member.
CTGOP 32nd district rep.
30 yr international sales professional.
Navy Veteran.
Member American Legion Post 155.
Member CT Republican Assembly.
Part-time Substitute teacher Region 14.
Member of St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury CT.
Knight of Holy Sepulchre.
Knight of Malta.
Knight of Columbus.
Tom Benedetto
Member, Technology Advocate
Retired, 27-year IBMer awarded "Best of IBM".
Tom graduated Magna Cum Laude with his bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Western Connecticut State University.
Tom received his technical MBA from NYU Polytechnic while working full-time and attending evening classes.
Tom's academics focused on Computer Technologies and his career included cloud solution architecture and deployments of Artificial Intelligence in technical sales.
Since 2021, Tom has been a Woodbury resident in the Fawn Meadow area residing with his beautiful wife, Anna, and rescue dog, Toby.
Tom's personal interests embrace the great outdoors, enjoying landscaping, gardening, hiking, biking, hunting and fishing.
Bob DeLuca
Member
Owner of DeLuca Tile & Marble Installation and Bathroom Remodeling.
Enthusiastic owner of classic motorcycle and muscle cars.
Classic rock and roll, blues, and classic country music fan.
Current member of the Woodbury Lion's Club.
Woodbury resident since the age of 16,
Robert Scott
Member
First participation with the WRTC late 1970’s.
Former WRTC Assistant Treasurer late 90”s.
Former Vice Chair late 1990’s.
Cumulative WRTC member 35 plus years.
Recognized Multi Gallon Red Cross Blood Donor.
Past President Watertown Rotary Club.
Rotary Club Member 30 plus years.
Practicing Attorney.
Lee Warner
Member
Multi generational family, married for over 40 years, with one son.
Woodbury volunteer fire fighter for over 45 years.
Former Captain and Deputy Chief, involved in a local family business from 1969-2001.
Retired from Woodbury public works after 29 plus years of service.
Working part time at a local hardware store.
Drew Gwiazdoski
Member
Husband and father of three.
31 year educator City of Waterbury.
Former kindergarten teacher.
Current E.S.L teacher.
Current vice president of the Woodbury Lions Club.
Former police commissioner City of Waterbury.
Member Chase Gun Club.
Member Algonquin Archers.
Tim Drakeley
Member
Tim has been a real estate broker and salesperson since 1991.
Tim has been the #1 selling and listing broker in the Woodbury area and is one of the top producers in the Tri-Bury area.
He is a Graduate of Holy Cross High School, Northfield Mount Herman Prep School and Babson College.
While attending Babson, Tim majored in Finance and Entrepreneurial Studies.
He is the owner of Tim Drakeley Old Barns and Drakeley Construction.
Along with his wife Shelley, he has built and restored many homes in the Woodbury area.
Tim is active in many youth activities, and was the Nonnewaug High School Varsity boys basketball coach for twenty-four years.
He served as a Chairman of the Woodbury Park and Recreation Committee and as President of the Nonnewaug Athletic Club, a non-profit organization and is the founder of the Nonnewaug football program.
Karen Reddington-Hughes
CT State Representative
Currently a State Representative in the Connecticut House for the 66th Ct House District.
Currently a Selectman for the Town of Woodbury.
Western CT Convention and Visitors Bureau representative for Woodbury.
Member of Board of Directors for the CT Summer Opera Foundation.
Founder of the Woodbury CT Chamber of Commerce.
Chairman of the former Woodbury CT Business and
Economic Development Committee.
Recipient of the Rosenberg Award for community service from the town of Woodbury.
Graduate from the Connecticut Community Foundation Western CT Leadership Program, Charter Oak
Leadership Program, and the Campaign School at Yale.
President of the Woodbury Antiques Dealers Association.
Recipient of the State of CT Governors Award for Tourism Partner of the year.
Owner of Abrash Galleries, a small business for the past 22 years on Main Street in Woodbury.
