[box]By Nancy Barnes / North Haven Patch[/box]
When First Selectman Michael Freda minored in public speaking at Southern Connecticut State University, he did so with no thought of the white-hot media glare concerning a rabbit and an outdated zoning regulation in mind.
Rather, he expected his skill to serve him well in the corporate world.
“And it did,” said Freda, who has served as president and CEO of prominent marketing agencies. “In the corporate world, I dealt extensively with the media in times of corporate success and in times of corporate crisis.”