Executive Board

Timothy A. Scott, President    (Email)

Tim joined the Department of Consumer Protection, Liquor Control Division in June of 1995 and currently is assigned to the Mohegan Sun Casino Unit, a position he has held since October of 1996. Tim was appointed as a steward in 2000. Tim served briefly as both the Treasurer and Secretary of IUPA Local 74. Immediately prior to his election as PSEC President, Tim served as the Vice President of Legislative Affairs for PSEC and still maintains his lobbyist registration for PSEC. In July 2002 Tim was elected Region 13 Vice President of the International Union of Police Associations.

Prior to joining state service Tim worked as a line test man for Southern New England Telephone Company in Meriden.  While at SNET, Tim became involved with the Connecticut Union of Telephone Workers.  Tim served as a shop steward, then Local Vice President, and ultimately President of Plant Local 114, which with 650 plus members was the second largest local in the CUTW.  Tim also served as the Eastern Division Representative to, and Secretary of, the CUTW PAC and served as a lobbyist for the CUTW representing telephone workers in the legislative process. Additionally, Tim served as the Chairman of the Meriden/Wallingford Telephone Community Services Fund Committee, a non-profit organization that solicited contributions from employees and made donations to local and statewide charitable organizations. 

In addition to his many union activities Tim has held elective and appointed offices in the Towns of Columbia and Mansfield.  In Columbia Tim was elected to the Planning and Zoning Commission and served on the Conservation Commission. In Mansfield Tim served on the Town Council and its Personnel Committee. 

Tim also is a co-founder, and past President of the Eastern Connecticut Homicide Survivors, a support group for family and friends of homicide victims.  Some of the activities of the ECHS included annual candlelight vigils held during National Victims Rights Week and annual Legislative Forums used to promote the organizations legislative agenda.  Tim had an active part in the establishment of court based Victim Advocates, increased funding for sexual assault crisis centers, the establishment of a Victims Bill of Rights and tougher sentences for violent crime. 

Jason Hyland, Secretary/Treasurer

Jason Hyland became a police officer at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona in 1997.  He attended the Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy and spent 2 1/2 years with that agency before returning to his home state of Connecticut in 2000.  He renewed his career as a police officer with the UConn Police Department in December of 2000; he has been working at the main Storrs campus ever since. He is a Field Training Officer and recently became R.A.D. Instructor (Rape Aggression Defense) to teach self defense programs to women that not only focus on self-defense, but the empowerment of women to realize that defending themselves is a viable option.

Jay is also on the executive board of the UConn Police Benevolent Association and recently created a kid's activity book full of pictures to color, matching games, and connect-the-dots.

Christina Burkert, IAFF Local S-15 President    (Email)

In 1990, Christina was hired as a firefighter for Bradley International Airport Fire Department.  From  January of 1994 to 2000, she served the offices as Local S-15 Vice President.  Chris has  been the President of Local S-15 since May of 2000.  She has also maintained during this tenure, the position of PSEC Union steward for Bradley International Airport Fire Department as well as a steward of General Jurisdiction. 

In the past eight years, Chris has  enjoyed taking a very progressive part in our Union.  She has served the past three contract renewals as part of the PSEC Negotiating Team.  She has learned a great deal on how to promote her Local within this state as well as out of state with other Locals by attending IAFF Conferences and Conventions.  Promoting her local has also "given birth" to her own golf tournament and ski race team.  While promoting her Local, they expanded themselves with a more identifiable name of the Connecticut State Fire Fighters.

Stan has been employed with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection since January of 1988.  Always in a sworn capacity, but under several titles, due to occasional reorganizations.  Stan started as an Agency Police Officer, then an Environmental Protection Law Enforcement Officer  and currently as a Conservation Enforcement Officer.  Most of his work has revolved around law enforcement and supervision of seasonal enforcement personnel in state parks, with a couple of years in the marine district.  Due to the diverse nature of this job, Stan has had the privilege, over the years, of working with a number of other state, municipal and federal agencies as well as engaging in stints of undercover and investigative work, in Connecticut and elsewhere.  This gave him valuable training and experience as well as a broad perspective of the various systems; their good and bad aspects.  Stan spent approximately a decade as a law enforcement trainer in tandem with his regular duties.