Ridgefield Liberty Cooperative

The mission of the Ridgefield Liberty Cooperative is to offer programs and information intended to stimulate thought and friendly dialogue while often challenging conventional wisdom.

The members of Ridgefield Liberty Cooperative, LLC, are:

(1)  Barbara Costello, former Owner and Director of the Growing Tree Nursery School (for 20 years), lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

(2)  William (Bill) Costello, currently Managing Partner of Microtech Staffing and formerly Director of National Accounts at Bristol Myers Squibb Consumer, lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut.  He can be reached at 203-438-7057.

(3)  Richard S. Land, an attorney, lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut, and practices estate planning and trust and estate law in Danbury with Chipman, Mazzucco, Land & Pennarola, LLC.  Here is the url to his biographical information at his law firm’s web site: http://www.danburylaw.com/bio-land.html.  Here is the url to his biographical information at Martindale Hubbell: http://www.martindale.com/Richard-S-Land/316895-lawyer.htm.   He can be reached at his office by email at rsl@danburylaw.com.  His telephone numbers are: office, 203-744-1929 x29; home, 203-438-9814.

(4)  Keith Velia, CPA, lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut, and is employed as Manager of U.S. Controlling, Bayer Diabetes Care.  He has an MBA from the Tuck School of Business (2006) and a BBA, Public Accounting, from Hofstra University (1998).  He was a volunteer with Junior Achievement from 2000-2008 and currently serves as an Alternate Member of the Ridgefield Republican Town Committee.  He is also the state contact for the Republican Liberty Caucus of Connecticut.  His telephone number is 203-244-5782.  He can be reached by email at kwv817@yahoo.com.