Michelle Jarvis-Lettman is Connecticuts first Student Loan Ombudsperson [Video]

HARTFORD, Conn. — Michelle Jarvis-Lettman, of Windsor, made history Friday when she became the state of Connecticut’s first student loan ombudsperson.

Jarvis-Lettman was appointed by Gov. Ned Lamont, when he announced the creation of the state Office of the Student Loan Ombudsperson. The office will serve as the state’s chief authority and specialist on all issues related to student loans, according to a release from Lamont’s office.

“I am excited to be appointed Connecticut’s first student loan ombudsperson,” Jarvis-Lettman said in the release. “Throughout my career in higher education, I have worked in all types of colleges and universities from four-year universities to community colleges, and I am thrilled to be taking on this role.”

The establishment of the office resulted from legislation approved by the General Assembly and signed into law by Lamont. Administratively …