Durham First Selectman
Laura Francis “CCM, as an extension of our staff, is vitally important to help us stay abreast of all of the issues that currently face municipalities. One thing that I value from any organization is responsiveness, and I have had great success with CCM in them being responsive from every level of the organization from top to the bottom.” Watch the full interview on our YouTube page, or by scanning the QR code below!
EXECUTIVE We’re going to look back in a few years and say that 2021 was the year that we were able to break some of our steady habits and putting down those first few pavers on the road to success.
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Joe DeLong Executive Director and CEO • jdelong@ccm-ct.org Ron Thomas Deputy Director • rthomas@ccm-ct.org
Thanks to our steadfast leadership in 2020 under then-President Michael Freda, we were provided a solid transition in this year as Mayor Bronin took the reins. One of the first measures that allowed for this did take place back in 2020, as we devised a onetime equity distribution of annual dues. Understanding back then that this would be a difficult road ahead, we recognized early that in order to create conditions for success, you need a good foundation. CCM’s brand recognition over the past several years has been a key part of that foundation, as well. We learned from a statewide survey that 35% of statewide citizens have heard of CCM and nearly all support our mission – compare this to just 3% the last time we took this survey. Our newly renovated Hartford office is a part of this as
