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Sean Cleary: Making Sure Your Voice Is Heard

Sean Cleary has hit the ground running in his newly created position of economic development and government affairs liaison for both the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce in North Haven and the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce.

Sean was honored to represent the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce at First Selectman Michael Freda's recent State of the Town luncheon-and coming up on Wednesday, March 25, he'll be representing the Chamber once again, alongside other towns, at Connecticut Business Day 2015.

"Connecticut Business Day is all about being a part of the discussion, and the solution. It's about making the area a top state for businesses. It's an important day for local businesses," Sean says.

The Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce is one of the sponsors of this March 25 event, which is free (though registration is required at www.cbia.com).

"We try to encourage every member we can to attend this event and let their voices be heard," Sean says. "We have a myriad of non-profits [and] art folks, which also bring huge amounts of tourism. They are an economic driver for the region, along with the businesses. It's important we protect the funding for the region."

Sean continues, "We need to make sure that out of the

$100 billion we're talking about for new transportation infrastructure, that the region also gets developed along with the rest of the state, as an important and vital hub.

It's also vital to Sean to "make sure we don't balance the budget on the backs of local businesses that are still trying to recover from the recent recession."

Sean says his background in political campaigns "up and down the East Coast" has helped him to not only understand the needs of Chamber members, but to also bring an experienced voice to Hartford when addressing local town issues at the capital.

As the newest Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce staff member, Sean brings a wealth of knowledge to the position despite his young age of 26.

Sean says, "I do everything I can to promote a business-friendly agenda in Hartford," as well as a business-friendly in environment in North Haven and the Greater New Haven area.

In fact, Sean will be working with the North Haven Economic Development Commission to make sure voices are heard.

As a liaison for members, he says, "I'm here for all Quinnipiac Chamber and Greater Chamber members-that's why my position exists."

His position takes up a lot of his time, and Sean says he sometimes works seven days a week-"Whenever I'm needed.

"I'm always working, but I'll have plenty of time to sleep later," he says.

He put sleep on hold while attending college as well. As a proud graduate of Southern Connecticut State University, Sean worked full-time while attending college, even working for a time as a bartender at Ruby Tuesday's on Universal Drive in town.

One important event outside of work that Sean always makes time for is family time-the weekly "Sunday dinner," with mom, dad, three brothers, and his young niece and nephew.

As the third or middle child, Sean says, "My wonderful mother raised four boys, two of which graduated from Quinnipiac University."

His three brothers are currently enjoying success in their respective careers, ranging from ESPN remote operations director to school system business manager, with Sean proudly sharing that his youngest brother is a New Britain police officer.

Always busy, Sean is gearing up for his next big project, the grand, black-tie, 100-year Chamber Anniversary Celebration coming up in June. For more information, visit www.quinncham.com.

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