Greenwich Town Government
Connecticut State Government
Federal Government
Selectwoman Rachel Khanna
A proud Greenwich resident for 25 years, Rachel has served at both the state and local levels, earning a reputation as a results-driven public servant. She made history in 2022 as the first Democrat elected to represent Connecticut’s 149th district in the State House, where she secured over $100 million for school construction, road safety improvements, and nonprofit services in the district. Before that, Rachel served on the Greenwich Representative Town Meeting (RTM) from 2018 to 2021, representing District 10. Rachel was sworn-in as Greenwich Selectwoman on December 1, 2025.
Rachel’s story goes far beyond politics. Born in France and a proud U.S. citizen since age 22, she brings an international perspective and a lifelong dedication to civic engagement. She holds degrees from Bryn Mawr College and Columbia University, where she earned her Master’s in Political Science. Professionally, she’s worked in marketing at global firms like Euromonitor International and Morgan Stanley. A trained chef and entrepreneur, Rachel launched an organic meal delivery service in 2007 and is the author of two cookbooks. She’s also a triathlete, community advocate and volunteer, and the mother of four daughters and a former Parkway School PTA board member—all experiences that fuel her passion for public service.
Rachel brings vision, integrity, and a track record of getting things done. As Selectwoman, she’ll keep working to make Greenwich a town where families thrive, schools excel, and voices are heard.
Reach Rachel: Rachel.Khanna@greenwichct.gov or (203) 622-7706.
Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET)
Contact the full 12-member BET with this form
David Weisbrod – BET Chair
David Weisbrod has served on the BET since 2018 and is the current Board Chair. He was previously a member of the Budget, Investment Advisory, and Audit Committees. Prior to being elected to the BET, he was a member of the Greenwich Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals, serving as its Chair.
Professionally, his 39 year career at JP Morgan culminated with his serving as Vice Chairman for Risk Management. He holds a BA from Cornell University and an MBA from New York University.
Contact David Weisbrod: David.Weisbrod@greenwichct.org
Matt DesChamps – BET Vice Chair
Matt DesChamps has been a member of the BET since 2024, where he serves as the BET Vice Chair, Chair of the Audit Committee and as the liaison for the Greenwich Energy Management Advisory Committee. Currently, Matt also chairs the Hamill Rink Task Force. His extensive community involvement also includes service on the Representative Town Meeting’s (RTM) Budget Overview Committee and coaching for the Old Greenwich/Riverside Community Center girls’ basketball program.
With over 30 years of experience in finance and investment at firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers and Morgan Stanley, Matt is currently a Founding Partner of Kepos Capital LP. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business. Matt holds an MBA in Finance from NYU Stern and is a Certified Public Accountant. He also serves as a Trustee at Franklin and Marshall College and on numerous other non-profit boards.
Contact Matt DesChamps: Matt.DesChamps@greenwichct.org
Laura Erickson – BET Budget Committee Chair
Laura Erickson has served our town government for more than 25 years. She returned to the BET as Chair of the Budget Committee and of the Policy/Procedure Committee in January 2026 after having served two prior BET terms (2019-2023), including as a prior member of the Budget Committee. Laura is a past chair of the Board of Education and was previously elected for six terms to the town legislative body, the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) serving on both the Finance and Health & Human Services Committees.
Laura currently serves on the board of the Norwalk Community College Foundation and is a prior board member of the Greenwich Alliance for Education and the Greenwich United Way.
Laura is a 30-plus-year resident of Greenwich. Her three children attended Greenwich Public Schools from K-12. She is also a former PTA co-president at Greenwich High and Riverside Schools. Professionally, Laura was a commercial banker in the technology sector.
Contact Laura Erickson: Laura.Erickson@greenwichct.org
Doug Fenton – BET Clerk
Doug Fenton began his first term on the BET in January 2026. He serves as BET Clerk and as a member of the Budget and the Human Resources Committees. With 20 years of experience in finance, including 16 years as a partner at a Tiger cub hedge fund, Doug brings a disciplined, analytical approach and a deep understanding of fiscal responsibility. As a former member of the Representative Town Meeting’s (RTM) Budget Overview Committee, he focused on grounding decisions in data and analysis—moving beyond instinct and out of context data points. His work, especially on school-related issues, has earned respect from across the political spectrum.
Doug lives in Greenwich with his wife, who was born and raised in town, and their two children in the Greenwich Public Schools. Doug serves on the Boards of the Greenwich Alliance for Education, the Rocky Point Club (Treasurer), and the Tiger Foundation (Co-Chair). He graduated from Dartmouth College with an AB in Mathematics and Economics.
Substack: https://dmfgreenwich.substack.com
Contact Doug Fenton: Doug.Fenton@greenwichct.org
Elliot Alchek
Elliot Alchek has served on the BET since 2024. He is Chair of the BET’s Debt and Fund Balance Policy, the Human Resources, and the Investment Advisory Committees. He’s a seasoned financial executive with a distinguished career spanning Capital Markets, Hedge Funds, and Real Estate Investing. He was a Partner at DKR Capital, a $4.5 billion hedge fund, where he also served as President of DKR Capital Securities Corp. Prior to his tenure at DKR, Elliot was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, holding senior positions in both New York and Chicago. At Goldman, he led national municipal bond sales, headed the Structured Finance group, and oversaw the distribution of collateralized debt obligation equity.
In addition to his professional accomplishments, Elliot is actively engaged in philanthropic efforts. He served for a decade on the Board of the UJA in Greenwich and is a co-founder of For the Love of Life, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting colon cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Elliot earned a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Substack: https://emalchek.substack.com
Contact Elliot Alchek: Elliot.Alchek@greenwichct.org
Stephen Selbst
Stephen Selbst has served on the BET since 2022. He is Chair of the Law Committee and sits on the Audit, Investment Advisory, and Debt and Fund Balance Policy Committees and he is a liaison to the Board of Trustees of The Nathaniel Witherell. He is also a member of the Old Greenwich School Building Committee.
Professionally, Stephen is the Co-Chair of the Restructuring and Finance Litigation practice at Herrick, Feinstein LLP in New York. He was Co-President of Old Greenwich Riverside Community Center and Co-President of the Board for Student Publications at the University of Michigan.
Contact Stephen Selbst: Stephen.Selbst@greenwichct.org
Board of Education (BOE)
Bob Chaney
Bob Chaney is serving his first term on the Board of Education (BOE). He has been a resident of Greenwich for 14 years. He is married with two boys who are currently enrolled in the Greenwich Public Schools (GPS). He has a background in social work and previously managed a team at The American Cancer Society (ACS) in the Patient Service Center. He and his team provided outreach and support to cancer patients and caregivers. When his second child was born, he left ACS and has been at home raising his two boys who are currently enrolled at Central Middle School (CMS) and Greenwich High School (GHS).
Bob recently served on the Representative Town Meeting (District 11). He’s served on the Board of Directors of both the PTA Council and the CMS PTA and at the Greenwich Alliance for Education. Bob previously served as the Vice Chair on the Julian Curtiss Building Committee, as a member on the Julian Curtiss Feasibility Committee, as well as past Co-President of the Julian Curtiss PTA. He has been speaking at BOE and Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) meetings for many years, advocating for what is best for our public schools.
Contact Bob: Bob_Chaney@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Karen Hirsh
Karen Hirsh was elected to the Board of Education in 2019. She is a member of the executive committee and holds the position of Board Vice Chair. She also serves as a member of the Policy Governance, District Curriculum, Strategic Plan, GHS Student Government and Special Education Advisory committees.
Karen has been involved in supporting and advocating for the students in Greenwich Public Schools for the past 15 years. Prior to her role as an elected member of the BOE, she served as president of the PTA Council, PTA president at Glenville school, and has held many other volunteer positions within the schools. She has also served on the board of the Greenwich YWCA. Hirsh is a parent of two children who attended Greenwich Public Schools.
Karen holds a BA in psychology, with a focus on early childhood development from Cornell University.
Contact Karen Hirsh: Karen_Hirsh@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Veronica Chiavaroli
Veronica is serving her first term on the Board of Education (BOE). Raised in Greenwich, Veronica has spent her entire career in education. From babysitting to coaching, to working with special education students at Greenwich High School (GHS), where she received the town’s community service award for her contributions. Veronica has had a passion for understanding children and how they learn. After graduation from GHS, Veronica went to Bucknell University where she received a BS in Sociology. She earned a master’s in social work from Columbia University and a master’s in both general and special education from Bank Street College of Education.
Veronica has been a classroom teacher, learning specialist and tutored in several private schools throughout New York City and in Greenwich. In these roles, she developed a deep understanding of curriculum, programs and effective strategies to teach all types of students. Currently, Veronica lives in Greenwich with her husband and three children. Her oldest is in 2nd grade at North Street School (NSS); her middle child will be entering Kindergarten at NSS in September; and her daughter will be starting a 2s program at Christ Church Preschool.
Although a busy mom of young children, Veronica advocates for students throughout the district, particularly in special education. She’s served as the Special Education Support co-chair for Greenwich Public Schools (GPS), served as secretary on the Board of Selectmen’s ADA & Advocacy Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities, has been the Special Education Support building representative for NSS and a member on Special Education Advisory Council, served on the Julian Curtiss School Building Committee, is a member of the Alumni Advisory Council at Greenwich Country Day School, and is on the Parent’s Association at Christ Church Preschool.
Contact Veronica: Veronica_Chiavaroli@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Sophie Koven
Sophie Koven lives in Riverside and has four children who have all attended Greenwich Public Schools. She is a lawyer and professional mediator with her own practice. Sophie has served on the PTA of Riverside School, coached youth soccer, and is a treasurer of her neighborhood association. She is a founding member of Quiet Yards Greenwich, has served on the board of the Billion Oyster Project for twelve years and serves on the Chairman’s Council of the NY Restoration Project. She is a graduate of Brown University and Harvard Law School. Sophie was elected to the BOE in 2023.
Contact Sophie Koven: Sophie_Koven@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Democratic Registrar of Voters
Mary Hegarty has served as Greenwich’s Democratic Registrar of Voters since 2018. Her interest in voting issues stems back to her teen years when she co-chaired Greenwich’s Let’s Vote 18 campaign which was part of the movement to lower the voting age to 18.
As Registrar, she serves as Fairfield County’s representative to the Legislative Committee for ROVAC (CT’s Registrars Association). In 2022, Greenwich’s Registrars were designated a Center of Election Excellence by the Center for Tech and Civic Life, a leading national election non-profit. In 2023, Greenwich’s Registrars inaugurated its Election Academy which offers Greenwich voters an opportunity to understand all aspects of the Registrars’ work – the goal being to increase confidence in our elections locally and more broadly. In 2024, Greenwich’s LWV honored Greenwich’s Registrars with its Community Impact Award.
Mary graduated from Brown University and Fordham Law School. Long involved in town issues, she served on Greenwich’s Planning and Zoning Commission for more than a decade and was a member of the RTM.
Contact Mary Hegarty: mary.hegarty@greenwichct.org
