Suffield Democratic Town Committee
Mark Leichthammer – Board of Assessment Appeals
About Mark:
- Experience and Qualifications: I have a 17 year career in Consumer and Market Insights. Currently, I am employed at Cigna as Director of Global Market Research and Insights. In this role, I am an advocate for the consumer and customer, representing their views and opinions to inform Cigna’s customer experience and product design. I lead and mentor a team of 10 and collaborate with colleagues globally to ensure the voice of the customer is present in key business decisions and actions. Prior to joining Cigna, I held positions with Newell Rubbermaid and Heineken USA in consumer insight and advocacy roles.
- Education: I have a BA in economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
- Family: I live with my husband, Bill, our chocolate lab, Molly and our cat, Quentin. We moved to West Suffield in 2013.
- Community Involvement: I currently serve on the Board of Assessment Appeals after being appointed in March of 2017.
Why Mark is running for BOAA:
The Board of Assessment Appeals is in place to act as an independent body evaluating claims from residents who feel they have been assessed an unfair valuation on their property. As an individual who has long advocated for consumers and customers, I feel I can be a strong independent voice for town tax payers and objectively review evidence to ensure assessments are fair and consistent for all residents of Suffield. As a newer member to this great community, serving our town is an honor that enables me to meet our neighbors and contribute to our town governance.
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Statement of Social Justice
SUFFIELD DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE SUPPORT STATEMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CALL FOR ACTION The recent deaths of unarmed Black Americans have ignited a long simmering national protest of injustice. The injustice is systemic and has manifested in a normalization of symbols of oppression, election f... Read more »
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November Voting Changes Encouraged
May 2020 The Suffield Democratic Town Committee endorses the Centers for Disease Control polling place guidelines encouraging the use of absentee balloting for the prevention of disease transmission in the November election. Governor Lamont has already allowed for voters to vote in the Augus... Read more »
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Chris Rago wins, Paul Kulas honored!
At the recent Suffield Democratic Town Committee meeting on February 26, 2020, we celebrated Chris Rago's runoff election victory to fill the open seat on the Water Pollution Control Authority board. The November result as a tie vote but the runoff was decisive at 1080 - 627 votes. Former Fir... Read more »