Letter: Rudy Escalante has the qualifications and good judgment to serve on Wilton BOF

To The Editor,

For Board of Finance, Rudy Escalante has the qualifications and good judgment to serve on the board.

He has broad senior executive experience leading organizations in his professional career in computers and software at IBM and elsewhere.  He also led a successful turnaround of the local Boy Scouts chapter where Rudy led the effort to stabilize the organization and put it on more sound financial footing.

In these experiences, he has demonstrated leadership to make sound decisions regarding the financial situation facing these organizations.  That experience of balancing the needs of the organization with the financial resources available is exactly the type of experience we need on Wilton’s Board of Finance. 

In addition, he has served Wilton’s Pension Investment Committee for several years, making investment decisions and monitoring the performance of Wilton’s pension investment portfolio.

Finally, and importantly, Rudy and his family were our neighbors next door for over 15 years so I can personally speak to his intellect, generosity, humility, humor and good character.  He and his family have lived in Wilton for over 35 years, so they know the Town of Wilton well.  I recommend Rudy Escalante for the Board of Finance.

Jeffrey Rutishauser

8 Maplewood

Wilton