First Selectman Jim Marpe was not in the office — or on call — Saturday.
He had a good excuse. He and his wife Mary Ellen were giving away their daughter Samantha in marriage. The ceremony was held at the US Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland — the groom’s alma mater.
The 2002 Staples High School and 2006 Penn State graduate — now a recruiter with Henkel Search Partners, a New York firm specializing in private equity firm recruitment — married Kristofer Andy Sandor.
A lieutenant nuclear submarine officer who worked in the office of the Secretary of Defense, he also served as a White House social aide in the Bush and Obama administrations. An MBA graduate of Stanford with a master’s from Georgetown, he’s now in the private sector, most recently as general manager of Citi Bike.
According to the New York Times they met in 2016 through a dating app, the League.
(Hat tip: Avi Kaner)
OOPS – CITI BIKE?
Yes. It’s the bike-share program in New York City. Very cool: https://www.citibikenyc.com/
Congratulations Samantha🌟
Beautiful bride best wishes❗️
Julia & Scott Broder
Kudos Mary Ellen & Jim 💥👍🏼😊