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West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor will chair UConn's Board of Trustees

The Daily Hartford teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 4 sources

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West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor is the new chair of UConn's Board of Trustees, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday. She succeeds Dan Toscano, who stepped down this week. Lamont's office did not say why.

Cantor goes from town council to UConn's top board seat

  1. 2004Cantor is elected to the West Hartford Town Council.
  2. 2012She becomes deputy mayor of West Hartford.
  3. 2014She joins the UConn Board of Trustees.
  4. 2016She becomes mayor of West Hartford.
  5. 2017She is inducted into the UConn Business Hall of Fame.
  6. Nov. 13Gov. Lamont names her chair of the UConn board.

Source: We-Ha

Cantor told We-Ha she'll stay on as mayor, an unpaid job: “I look forward to continuing in this role.”

  • Cantor starts: immediately
  • Toscano chaired the board: since 2019
  • Cantor's degree: UConn accounting, 1981

She steps in as UConn weighs President Radenka Maric's future. Maric is one of three finalists for chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and trustees hadn't agreed on an extension in June. House Speaker Matt Ritter, once considered a possible interim president, said Wednesday: “My understanding is there won’t be a vacancy, so there’s nothing to consider.”

June 30, 2027when President Radenka Maric's contract expires

Her five-year contract runs out then, and any extension would need trustee approval.

Source: Hartford Business Journal

Sources: WFSB, Hartford Business Journal, CT Mirror, We-Ha

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