Born and raised in Waterbury, Dawn is a proud graduate of Blessed Sacrament School, and Holy Cross High School. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and an Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science from Briarwood College. Dawn is the fourth-generation owner/operator of the 116-year-old family-owned business, Maiorano Funeral Home.

Certificate in Criminal Justice from NVCC

Corrections Officer

ROTC Cadet

B.A. in Psychology at Uconn

M.S. in Criminal Justice at CCSU, J.D. at Massachusetts School of Law

Former Board of Education Commissioner

B.S. in Family and Community Services from Syracuse University

M.P.A in Public Policy and Administration from Maxwell School, Syracuse University

Town Plot Association Member

B.S. in Nursing (BSN) at the University of Texas at Arlington

Member BOE Ad Hoc Committee and Education Chair NAACP

Board Member Naugatuck Valley Housing Development Corporation

Incumbent Commissioner on the Board of Education

J.F. Kennedy High School, B.A. in Economics from Western Connecticut State University

Retired Director of Purchasing for the City of Waterbury

Graduate of Kennedy High School

Zoning Board Commissioner

Equipment Operator/Driver and Groundsman for Local #42

Business Consultant

Former City Planning Commissioner

Central Connecticut State University - Business Administration

Fleet Manager for Luka Enterprises

Commercial Truck Driver

Special Olympics Volunteer

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at New England Institute of Technology

Regional Leader for the Boy Scouts of America

Council Executive Board for CT Rivers Council BSA

Incumbent Alderwoman on Waterbury Board of Aldermen

B.S. Business Marketing - Central Connecticut State University

CT Army National Guard - Veteran

AABA degree, American Inter. University

Connecticut Republican Assembly

Engineering Support at Sikorsky Aircraft

Minority leader Board of Aldermen, Aldermanic Liaison to the Board of Education

B.S. in Business Management from Central Connecticut State University

Founder & Chairman for Jack Paul Noujaim Community Foundation Inc.

Former Board of Education Commissioner

East End Community Club President for 3 years, several years as Board of Directors

Retired from Maintenance Supervisor for State of Connecticut

Local Realtor and Currently in the Business Finance Program at CCSU

Albanian American Culture Center Volunteer

United Muslim Mosque Inc Food Bank Volunteer