JodiAnn Tenney, Selectman
Jodiann Tenney has been a Litchfield resident for 20 years and has played an active role in the community. When her children attended the Litchfield Public Schools, she volunteered as a member of the Litchfield Education Foundation and the Litchfield Music Parents to support enrichment programs for Litchfield children and teens. In 2019, she served for one year on the Board of Finance before being appointed to the Board of Selectmen. She has been a Selectman for three years. During these three years, working collaboratively with Denise Raap and other Selectmen, Litchfield services have increased without a single year of increased property taxes.
Jodiann also serves as the chair of the Litchfield Traffic Safety Community group which aims to increase the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers. Some accomplishments of this committee have been: enhanced light at crosswalks, increased Your Speed signs, securing more than $135,000 in grant funding for road improvements, collaborative meetings with the state Department of Transportation, an upcoming installation of speed humps on West Street, and community outreach.
Jodiann also worked with a small group of community members to preserve the historic Bantam Cinema & Arts Center. The nearly 100-year-old cinema closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. When no buyers stepped up to the plate, Jodiann and the other group members created a non-profit to reopen the cinema which now is fiscally stable and provides vibrant educational and cultural programming. Jodiann now serves as the President of the Bantam Cinema & Arts Center and is dedicated to both historic preservation and maintaining the cultural vibrancy of the Litchfield community. She is committed to building relationships so that Litchfield can be a highly collaborative, bonded community.
Jodiann earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership and is a certified School Business Administrator and Superintendent. She has a passion for travel and cultural education and currently works as the World Language Coordinator for Region 10 Schools.