Rosenthal Reelected

President Of CCM

The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM), Connecticut’s statewide association of towns and cities, elected its officers and Board of Directors for 2006-07. Five officers were elected, seven municipal leaders were elected for the first time as directors, and 11 directors were reelected for another year. They joined with five past presidents of CCM who continue to serve on the board.

Herbert C. Rosenthal, first selectman of Newtown, was reelected president for a second year term. Mr Rosenthal also is vice chairman of the board of directors of CIRMA, CCM’s risk management and insurance services arm. He is treasurer of the Housatonic Valley Resources Recovery Authority, and past chairman of the board of directors of the Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials.

Before being elected first selectman, Mr Rosenthal was a member of the Newtown Board of Education for 13 years, serving as chairman for three years. During that same time, he served on the board of directors of Education Connection, the regional education service center for 33 municipalities in northwestern Connecticut, serving as chairman for ten years.

Mr Rosenthal previously held management positions in the insurance and financial services field, and was a lieutenant in the United States Navy.