CCMO Graduating Class Goes Supersize Over 60 individuals were part of the 2019 graduating CCMO class

CCMO Graduating Class Goes Supersize

Over 60 individuals were part of the 2019 graduating CCMO class

When CCM created the Certified Connecticut Municipal Official (CCMO) program, it was with the idea that a vast amount of knowledge was out there that would help municipal leaders run their towns or cities that they might not have otherwise had access to. Little did we know that the program in its second year would see the number of graduates bloom from 10 individuals to a total of 66 municipal officials who are part of the 2019 graduating class.

The CCMO program was created under the advisement and direction from the experienced staff at Trinity College with the intention to teach you how to work collaboratively, solve problems, build partnerships, and work across political and organizational boundaries. To be a successful municipal leader you need these skills and competencies in a vast array of specialties that most people do not share.

Requirements for the certification are that you must complete 36 hours of study within two years of your start date, now either January 1 or July 1, and you must complete at least two classes from each of the three developmental categories: Personal Development, Organizational Development, and Community Development.

For those interested in signing up for the cycle, January 1 is the deadline, and as for newly elected officials, January 11 is Newly Elected Day, which is part of the larger Newly Elected Month, and will earn you three hours toward certification.

All officials who graduate from the program are able to maintain their certification by completing 9 hours of continuing education courses throughout the year. Attendance at CCM’s Annual Convention and Emergency Management Symposium account for three hours per event.

The 66 certificates were handed out during lunch on the first day of convention to the following recipients: David Atwater, Andrew Baklik, Noelle Bates, Susan Bransfield, Stephen Buccitti, Mary Bylone, Gary Canapinno, Ray Carpentino, John Carrington, Mary Churchill, Alexander DeSorbo, Dee Diamond, David Eaton, Maryellen Edwards, Shaun Gately, Anthony Genovese, Matt Grimes, Beth Hamel, Brad Heering, Deborah Heim, Matthew Hoey, Ronald Ing, Joshua Kelly, Lyne Landry, Felicia LaPlante, Dawn Leger, Dawn Lewis, Leslie McDonough, Gary McKeone, James McLoughlin, William Meier, Karen Mowad, Sylvie Napoli, Maureen Nicholson, Michael Ninteau, Michele Nuhn, Aimee Pardee, Becky Petro, Lisa Plumb, Michael Purcaro, Tiffany Quinn, Tammy Reardon, Todd Rolland, Nancy Rossi, Lori Rotella, Robert Ruzzo, Bonnie Ryan, Jessica Lee Salas, Alice Smith, David Smith, Shawn Soljour, Stanley Staron, Katherine Stauffer, Lauren Stuck, Joyce Sun, Denise Talbot, Elizabeth Thornton, Andrew Tierney, Cherie Trahan, Kurt Treiber, David Tripp, Hayley Wagner, Steven Waznia, Diane Wheelock, Sarah Wirtes, and Michele Wyatt.

For more information about how you can be a CCMO graduate in 2020 visit ccm-ct.org/ccmo or email ccmtraining@ccm-ct.org.