Background
Fishman, Claire was born in Croydon, Surrey, England. Daughter of Jack and Anne (Greenberg) Ritoff. came to the United States, 1968.
Fishman, Claire was born in Croydon, Surrey, England. Daughter of Jack and Anne (Greenberg) Ritoff. came to the United States, 1968.
Certified in education, Bognor Regis Teachers' Training College Southampton, England Bachelor in History summa cum laude, U. Bridgeport Master in Library. Science and Technology, Southern Connecticut State University postgraduate, Fairfield U.
Teacher, Ecclesbourne Road Boy's Elementary School, Croydon teacher, Bridge Road Elementary School, Willesden, England general subjects and library, Caulfield High School, Melbourne, Australia general subjects and library, Ashburton Secondary Modern for Girls public library, Ferguson Library., Stamford (Connecticut) Public Schools, 1968-1973; library, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Noroton, Connecticut, 1973-1974; media specialist, learning facilitator, Dundee Elementary School, Cos Cob Elementary School, Greenwich (Connecticut) Public Schools, since 1974.
Member Board Representatives, Stamford, chairman personnel, charter revision, 1984-1987. Assistant secretary, secretary, chairman policy, ad hoc breakfast Stamford Board Education, 1988-1991. District representative Stamford Democratic City Committee, 1983-1991, treasurer, since 1992.
Board of directors First Night Stamford, 1988-1990, president, 1990. Member Public Arts Advisory Panel, Stamford. Board directors Stamford Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1996, secretary, since 1997, Congregation Agudath Sholom, Stamford.
Justice of the Peace. Member Greenwich Education Association (computer advising committee, board directors, professional rights and responsibilities committee, negotiation team, chair pub relations committee, national delegate, state delegate), Connecticut Ednl. Media Association, Alpha Sigma Lamba, Phi Alpha Theta, Delta Kappa Gamma (legislation chairman).
Married Leon Fishman, September 2, 1962 (deceased July 1976). Children: Jonathan David, Simon Andrew.