Bryan Atherton

Bryan K. Atherton has been a Newtown resident for 43 years and graduated from Newtown High School in 1987. Bryan resides in Newtown with his wife Jennifer, their son Benjamin and Daughter Brinley who are both in Newtown Public Schools.

Bryan is currently involved in the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce and SHOP (Sandy Hook Ownership for Prosperity) and incoming President of the CT/WMA SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors). Bryan has served numerous roles and led many various boards and committees at all different levels. Locally Bryan has served as Treasurer to the Connecticut Multiple Listing Service, Chair of the Connecticut Association of Realtors Legislative Committee, served on the Executive Committee for 3 terms, Chaired the Risk Reduction Committee at Connecticut Association of Realtors, Secretary and Treasurer of the CT CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) Chapter and the CT/WMA SIOR Chapter to name a few.

Bryan has served on many National/Global organizations including but not limited to, positions Committee Chair of the Commercial Committee of the National Association of Realtors, CCIM Designation Committee (3 times as Chair) at the National Level, Presidential Liaison of the CCIM Institute, Board of Directors of the CCIM Institute.

Bryan has a vast knowledge of Business and has owned and operated business his entire life. Bryan owns and operates a Commercial Real Estate brokerage out of the Newtown office that services all of Fairfield County. Within those roles and the organizations that he has participated in he has a vast experience with all aspects of business from Budgets to Strategic Planning and everything in between. As an entrepreneur Bryan has been responsible for implementing growth strategies, policy and execution to succeed in those ventures. Bryan is a great leader with characteristics of integrity, passion and commitment.

He has a love of Newtown like no other and wants to make the town a better place for his children and others to live and grow. He would like to see Newtown raise the bar with regards to the education credentials back to a Blue-Ribbon Award School as it was in the past along with maintaining a stable budget that does not bond like we have in the past to then just pass the baton on to our children to pay the debt. Bryan is very familiar due to his commercial and overall real estate experience to what is “Smart Growth” and is looking forward to serving in Newtown as a future Legislative Council member and furthering his leadership aspirations in Newtown.