Dawn Norton: The Wilton CFO Who Was Also Running a Town in Wyoming
A Wilton, Connecticut full-time Chief Financial Officer simultaneously appointed Town Administrator/Finance Director of Greybull, Wyoming. Here is the timeline, with sources.
Compiled from public records by concerned residents
Who is Dawn Norton?
Dawn Norton was the full-time Chief Financial Officer of Wilton, Connecticut. While serving in that role, Good Morning Wilton reported she was simultaneously appointed Town Administrator and Finance Director of Greybull, Wyoming on May 12, 2025, attending Wilton meetings remotely via Zoom from Wyoming for months.
Timeline
- May 12, 2025: Greybull, WY appoints Dawn Norton as Town Administrator/Finance Director — while she remained Wilton's full-time CFO.
- May–August 2025: Norton attends Wilton meetings via Zoom from Wyoming. Wilton officials say they were not informed she had taken a second full-time job. Norton says she notified them per her contract.
- August 6, 2025: Norton resigns from Wilton after the dual-employment arrangement becomes public.
- Same period: Auditors flag a "material weakness" in Wilton's finance department's internal controls over financial reporting.
Conflicting accounts
First Selectwoman Toni Boucher and Town Administrator Matt Knickerbocker say they were not informed that Norton had accepted a second full-time job. Norton has stated she notified them per her contract and that she and Knickerbocker were "actively working on a transition plan." Who knew what, and when, remains unresolved — the public record is her word against theirs, and Good Morning Wilton's reporting documents both sides of the dispute.