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Although he is in his first term
of office, Councilman Torres already has extensive experience and major
accomplishments in Hartford government. In 1981, he became Special
Assistant to the City Manager and continued in executive level positions
over the 19 subsequent years. He utilizes the knowledge acquired
during this period in developing City of Hartford policy.
In addition to his overall
responsibilities on City Council, he is Chairperson of the Public Safety and
Quality of Life Committee, and a member of both the Operations, Management &
Budget Committee, and the Legislative and Intergovernmental Relations
Committee.
Councilman Torres was born in
Ponce, Puerto Rico, spent many years in Brooklyn, New York, returned to
Ponce with his family, and graduated from Dr. Pila High School in 1969.
Accepted into the Auxiliary Teacher of English program, he began attending
the Catholic University and later taught English as a second language in
Ponce. In 1970, he was selected by the Secretary of Education, Dr Mellado, to represent Puerto Rico’s ESL teachers at a national conference in
Denver.
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 In 1972, he entered the Teacher
Corps program at the University of Hartford, graduating magna cum laude in
urban education. This prepared him to assume a variety of positions
within the Hartford School System, in both the classroom and administration.
It was following this period that
he began his professional career with the City of Hartford. As he
progressed professionally as an administrator, he attained his Masters
Degree in public administration and was ultimately elected Regional Vice
President for the northeast region of the International City and County
Management Association (ICMA).
Councilman Torres has lived in
Hartford for 30 years. He continues to work to achieve his goal.
He is able to accomplish this through his work on Hartford City Council and
as Executive Director of the Connecticut Puerto Rican Forum, a multi-service
not-for-profit organization.
Email:
Calixto Torres |
