John D. Pagini, AICP is currently is a planning consultant located in Coventry, CT providing planning services exclusively to municipalities, regions, and public non-profits, and currently provides 1/2 time services to the Town of Bolton, CT. He served for 10 years as the Director of the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission, a regional planning agency, where he was also the Administrator of the Nantucket Regional Transit Authority during its start-up year. In his capacity as regional planning director, he also served as a member of the Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Directors (MARPA), and represented that organization on a number of committees at MassHighway, including Governor Romney's Highway Design Manual Task Force which produced the national and regional award-winning Project Development and Design Guide. John also served as the Director of Planning and Community Development for the Town of Enfield, a Land Use Analyst at the law offices of Robinson & Cole, and has served in other planning capacities and as a consultant to a variety towns in CT and in CO, and to San Juan County, WA. He has also served the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association (CCAPA) as Professional Development Officer since 2005. He was the recipient of the Dana S. Hansen Regional Leadership Award from the New England Association of Regional Councils (NEARC), and the Bruce Hoben Distinguished Service Award from the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association. He has an A. A. degree from St. Thomas Seminary Jr. College, a B.A. from in Geography (Geology concentrate) at Central Connecticut State University, and a Master in Public Administration from the University of Hartford. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners . He and his wife Kathy have a melded family of 5 children, and 11 grandchildren.

John D. Pagini, AICP is currently is a planning consultant located in Coventry, CT providing planning services exclusively to municipalities, regions, and public non-profits, and currently provides 1/2 time services to the Town of Bolton, CT. He served for 10 years as the Director of the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission, a regional planning agency, where he was also the Administrator of the Nantucket Regional Transit Authority during its start-up year. In his capacity as regional planning director, he also served as a member of the Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Directors (MARPA), and represented that organization on a number of committees at MassHighway, including Governor Romney's Highway Design Manual Task Force which produced the national and regional award-winning Project Development and Design Guide. John also served as the Director of Planning and Community Development for the Town of Enfield, a Land Use Analyst at the law offices of Robinson & Cole, and has served in other planning capacities and as a consultant to a variety towns in CT and in CO, and to San Juan County, WA. He has also served the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association (CCAPA) as Professional Development Officer since 2005. He was the recipient of the Dana S. Hansen Regional Leadership Award from the New England Association of Regional Councils (NEARC), and the Bruce Hoben Distinguished Service Award from the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association. He has an A. A. degree from St. Thomas Seminary Jr. College, a B.A. from in Geography (Geology concentrate) at Central Connecticut State University, and a Master in Public Administration from the University of Hartford. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners . He and his wife Kathy have a melded family of 5 children, and 11 grandchildren.