BIOGRAPHY

Born and raised in Stratford, Carl graduated from the American University with a degree in Political Science and went on to gain his Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law.    Carl worked at the Pentagon for the Joint Chiefs of Staff as an advisor on legislative affairs and policies before returning to Stratford to begin his own law practice.  He currently serves as the Eighth District Councilman and Chair of the Stratford Town Council.  He is Chairman of the Town of Stratford Commission on Aging and further serves on the Board of Directors of the The Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging.  He has been active in fighting predatory development on a grassroots level and an advocate for new ordinances to prevent its expansion.  He is married to his wife Amy and has two children, Anderson (13)  and Caroline (11), and has a soon-to-be 101 year old grandmother still active in the Oronoque Community and a member of the Baldwin Center.   He has coached in various youth sport organizations and  is the son of Andy Glad,  the well-known community volunteer and advocate, who passed on from ALS.