WVAC's Annual Meeting Update

Last night at WVAC's Annual Meeting, elections were held to fill the vacancy that will be left when WVAC's current President, Esther Hilbers, departs WVAC to return to her home in the Netherlands. All officer positions are for two-year terms, which would have ended 5/31/27.

The membership voted WVAC's current Vice President, Kevin Kelly, to the position of President for the remainder of the term. Kevin Kelly is a 7+ year member of the organization who is frequently found near the top of the membership in terms of shift time.

To fill the vacancy left by Kevin's shift to President, the membership voted Karen Seelert into the position of Vice President for the remainder of the term. Karen is a 4+ year member of the organization and a licensed psychologist.

The other remaining officer positions, Secretary and Treasurer, remain unchanged.

A link to our officers page on our website can be accessed here.

In addition to the elections, some member appreciation awards were also distributed. Every year, WVAC offers scholarships to its student volunteers pursuing their education in medicine or emergency services. Featured below are this year's recipients, EMT's Arista Sullivan, Trisha Prabhu, Camryn Czarnecki, and Polina Popova. Each received a scholarship in the amount of $1,000 each.

In addition, the following members featured below were recognized for completing their first year of service with WVAC and received their 1-year EMT pins: Alexander Wong, Jacob Voellmicke, Arista Sullivan, Camryn Czarnecki, Trisha Prabhu, and Polina Popova. Not featured are Benjamin Gasparinni, Jack Geller, Lauren D'Ariano, Lisa Long, and Martin Long.

The following members also received awards for making the 500 Club, which recognized members who served at least 500 shift hours in our fiscal year (June Through May): Lynda Soltis, Laura Ketner, Shelley Keyes, John Miscioscia, Brian McDermott, Dave Smith, Betsy Wallon, Kevin Kelly, Hans Wernke, and Esther Hilbers.

Lastly, we had two promotions. EMTs Arista Sullivan and Lisa Buckland were promoted to Crew Chief!

We would like to thank the Wilton Police Department for loaning WVAC their beautiful new training room to hold our Annual Meeting.

Normally, WVAC holds its award ceremony in June; however, next month, WVAC will host its 50th Anniversary celebration at Rolling Hills Country Club with both former and current members, leadership from WIlton PD, Wilton FD, the Board of Selectmen, and our partners at Norwalk Hospital EMS, and the Southwest Regional Communications Center (CMED), which provides dispatch services to WVAC. Additional awards and presentations will be held at that event.