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The Simsbury Main Street Partnership is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization devoted to the continued success of our town. We focus on progressive economic development, recreation, tourism and historic preservation, so that all of Simsbury’s assets and legacy can be leveraged for our prosperity.
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- Supporting Simsbury Businesses: Our first priority is to help the businesses currently in Simsbury, most of which are locally-owned independents. We also help fill vacant offices and buildings by actively seeking businesses which fit with Simsbury character. We offer business assistance from small one-person businesses to our largest tax-payers - every business matters.
- Promoting the Simsbury Brand: Supporting the social environment of Simsbury by promoting the many benefits of our town through retail promotions, special events, and preservation of our town’s unique character.
- Building Our Community: We believe that community success is built through consensus and cooperation. Simsbury Main Street Partnership initiates and facilitates non-political dialogue and creates action steps among constituents, to ensure the continued vitality of Simsbury.
- Enhancing Simsbury Beauty: We focus on increasing the beauty and physical value of our town. From maintaining public spaces, preserving historic landmarks to ongoing, long-range community planning, Simsbury Main Street Partnership meets the challenges of keeping Simsbury beautiful and functional.
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Simsbury Main Street Partnership is a nationally accredited program, based off Main Street America. We are only 1 of 3 programs in Connecticut. Main Street America has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 40 years.
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MEET OUR BOARD
Rich Correia
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Bryan DeVoe
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Bill Daum
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Melissa Brett
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Kelle Becconsall
Kelle Becconsall is a lifelong Simsbury resident and owner and general manager of the International Skating Center of CT (ISCC). She also owns Legends Hall, the café and bar which caters to ISCC patrons. She and her husband, Mike, along with their two children, Riley and Jack, share a passion for the town of Simsbury and are proud to support our community’s growth and economic development.
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James Chen
James Chen, President - Zen Restaurant Group, owns four Connecticut restaurants — La Figata in Granby, @ The Barn in Granby, Han Asian Cuisine in Granby, and Table 570 in Simsbury. Chen also owns Z catering serving the Connecticut area
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Nord Christensen
Nord is a 4th generation Simsbury family. He has passion for Simsbury, a place that is a vibrant place to live and raise a family.
He and his wife, Jeanine, own numerous commercial, residential and mixed-use properties all over town.
He enjoys motorcycling and spending lots of time with his grandkids.
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Katie French
Katie French is a Simsbury native who enjoys a successful real estate career in the Farmington Valley with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. One of her favorite aspects of this job is introducing relocating families to the beauty of Simsbury and the many resources the town has to offer. Katie’s commitment to Simsbury is wide reaching as she serves on several other Boards such as the Land Trust and the Cemetery Association.
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Chris Nelson
Chris has been a long-term builder and developer of single family, multi-family and apartments in Connecticut. His company is located in the historic grist mill on West Street. He has spoken at numerous high schools encouraging students to pursue careers in the construction trades.
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Andrew St. Onge
Andrew St. Onge joined Northwest Community Bank in 2021 as the Branch Manager of the Simsbury Office. He has over 10 years of banking experience and has worked the majority of his career in the Farmington Valley. Andrew is actively involved in the community, and he especially enjoys working with small business owners to reach their goals. Among his volunteer activities, Andrew also serves on the Board of Directors for the Simsbury-Granby Chamber of Commerce, and the Farmington Valley VNA.
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Sarah Floroski Nielsen, Executive Director
Sarah has been the Executive Director since 2002. Under her leadership, SMSP is a nationally accredited, award-winning not-for-profit organization. Sarah has overseen the creation of a comprehensive branding campaign for the Town of Simsbury which contributed to their numerous top 25 nation-wide rankings of the best town to live in. In addition to her grant-writing and management skills, which have successfully seen more than $400,000 in national/state/local grants for Simsbury projects, she has managed three national campaigns for Simsbury. Sarah was named to the Hartford Business Journal’s Forty Under 40. In 2023, Sarah was awarded The Quentin Williams Downtown Hero Award by Connecticut Main Street Center.
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Board of Selectman Liaison - Steven Antonio
Steven has been a lifelong resident of Simsbury. After college Steven returned to Simsbury to assist his parents in the operation of Antonio’s Restaurant which they had opened in Simsbury in 1964. Steven expanded the business in 1993 to include Hoops N’ Hops Sports Bar and also took over full operations of the family eatery. He is passionate in his love of Simsbury.
Steven currently serves as the deputy first selectman for the town of Simsbury.
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