Connor McCarthy
Darien High School Junior
Post 53 Officer: Audio Visual and Performance Review
Connor McCarthy, a junior at Post, holds the job of Audio Visual and is involved in the Performance Review Team. As Audio Visual, he is responsible for videotaping all training sessions. If a member misses a training session, they are required to watch these videos to catch up on what they missed. Attending or watching these training sessions is required of all members in order to keep up with and renew their EMT certifications to be able to ride the ambulance. Connor meets once a week with a small group of other Posties once a week for Performance Review. Connor helps to assess the performance of each Postie both on the ambulance and in their job. Connor is currently at the EMT level and spends close to 30 hours a week volunteering his time at Post. In addition to Post 53, he plays varsity lacrosse at Darien High School and helps head the program “Commit,” which helps prepare middle-school students for the pressure of high school. Connor has a younger brother, Brad, who is a freshman member of Post 53. Connor was recently elected Secretary of the 2011-2012 Post Officers.
Emily Close
Darien High School Junior
Post 53 Officer: Audio Visual and Performance Review
Junior Emily Close holds the office of Fundraising at Post. She is in charge of all the donations Post receives. It is her job to keep track of the donations made to Post and to send thank you notes to everyone that makes a donation. Three times a year Emily sends out letters to the community asking for donations. Emily is currently an EMT and is now in training to become a Driver. In addition to volunteering roughly 30 hours a week at Post, Emily also enjoys running for the cross-country team at DHS and playing house basketball. Emily has a twin sister, Maggie, and mother Gayle, who are also members of Post 53. Emily was recently elected Treasurer of the 2011-2012 Post Officers.
