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PUTNAM — John Miller, long time business and community leader, Aug. 5 announced his candidacy for selectman. The town clerk recently accepted his petition to run as unaffiliated.
Miller said that giving voters a choice prompted him to run. “The Democrats put up two candidates and the Republicans, as the majority party, put up four,” he said. “Voters select six out of seven and I hope and would be honored if I’m one of the six.”
Asked what is important for Putnam Miller said he hopes to foster the continued growth of Putnam. “Economic development and redevelopment is extremely important. We need to continue to grow the grand list to fund continued growth of Putnam,” he said. Adding businesses to grow the grand list rather than upping taxes is important to Putnam’s future.
Miller is part of the back bone of service in the Quiet Corner — from industry to business, from banking to education, from service organizations to healthcare.
Currently he is: — President and CEO of the National Chromium Company Inc. National Chromium is a metal finishing company that specializes in Chromium and Nickel coatings, servicing accounts across the United States and Mexico. Employed at National Chromium in 1980 and assumed ownership in 2000.
— Adjunct instructor of Business at Quinebaug Valley Community College since 1984.
— JPM Future Management, LLC- Management, Human Resource and Strategic Planning Consultant since 2010.
— Board Trustee at Centreville Bank since May 2020; Board Trustee at Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation since April 2021; Corporator, Centreville Bank since May 2020.
— Putnam Board of Finance (January 2018, Vice Chair 2020)
— Northeastern Connecticut Human Resource Management Assoc. (Past President)
— Putnam Rotary Club (President 2018-2019), Paul Harris Fellow
— Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce (Past Secretary, 2006 Business Leader Award)
— Putnam Lodge of Elks
— Day Kimball Homemakers Board Director; Corporator, Day Kimball Day Kimball Healthcare.
Past Experiences include:
— Board Director for Putnam Bank 2006 to April 2020. (Board Vice-Chair and Chairperson of the Compensation Committee 2016 to April 2020); Putnam Bank Foundation 2005 to 2020
— Matulaitis Nursing Home 2013 to 2019 (President 2019) (Treasurer 2017- 2018)
— Director of Human Resources at Rawson Materials (Part Time 2017 to 2019)
— Director of Human Resources for Day Kimball Healthcare. Areas of responsibility included Human Resources, Volunteer Services, Pastoral Care and Education. January 2012 to March 2015; Day Kimball Healthcare 2002 to 2011 (Board Chair 2009-2011)
— Human Resource Manager at Helikon Furniture Company a Division of Herman Miller Inc. 1987
— For town of Putnam: Putnam Board of Finance 2005 to 2011 ( Vice Chair during the last term); Economic Development Commission, 15 years (Chair for several of those years); Putnam Redevelopment Agency, 15 years (Chair for several of those years); Putnam Charter Study Committee.
He has an MBA from Bryant College, a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bryant, and was a 1976 graduate of Marianapolis Preparatory School.
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