CREW Blue Ribbon Awards Program Book 2024

2024 Judges Panel

Kristen Gorski Economic Development Coordinator – Town of West Hartford

Kristen Gorski serves as Economic Development Coordinator for the Town of West Hartford. She provides extensive outreach to enhance the relationship between the Town of West Hartford and local businesses. Kristen is responsible for business retention and expansion, new business attraction, new development, and small business and entrepreneurial support. She is a liaison between the Town and its businesses and non-profit organizations as well as the real estate and development community. Prior to joining the Town of West Hartford in 2016, she worked at the Bristol Development Authority for the City of Bristol. Kristen is the Immediate-Past President of the Connecticut Economic Development Association, which is the statewide association for economic development professionals. She is actively involved with the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce where she serves on the Economic Development Committee, is the Town representative to the Board of Directors, and is the former President of FLOW (Future Leaders of West Hartford). She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography and Regional Planning and a B.S. in Criminal Justice, both from Westfield State University. Kristen has been recognized as part of the 2022 Class of the Hartford Business Journal’s prestigious Forty Under 40 and the 2023 Power 25 Real Estate in Connecticut.

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