PHILADELPHIA – In a statement, Mayor-elect Jim Kenney announced that Charles Brennan will serve as Chief Technology Officer, Tim Wisniewski will serve as Chief Data Officer, Jane Baker will serve as Acting Health Commissioner, and Trevor Day will serve as Acting Procurement Commissioner. “Tim Wisniewski has done a tremendous job as Chief Data Officer and […]
Read MorePHILADELPHIA – In a statement, Mayor-elect Jim Kenney announced five additional appointments to his administration. Dr. Arthur C. Evans Jr. will continue to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services, Thomas Conway will continue to serve as Deputy Managing Director of CLIP, Bridget Collins-Greenwald will continue to serve as […]
Read MoreDecember 31, 2015 Jennifer Lynn, Newsworks Once elected mayor of Philadelphia, Jim Kenney swiftly announced he would expand his cabinet to include a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. Attorney Nolan Atkinson was the man tapped for the post by Mayor-elect Kenney on Nov. 18. He’s managed diversity programs at the Philadelphia law office of […]
Read MorePHILADELPHIA – In a statement, Mayor-elect Jim Kenney announced the appointment of Liza Rodriguez as Director of Performance Management. This position is a Deputy Chief Administrative Officer who will be responsible for improving city services to residents as well as making “back end” operational processes more efficient. Accordingly, the Director will help City departments set […]
Read MorePHILADELPHIA – In a statement, Mayor-elect Jim Kenney announced three additional appointments to his administration. Kelly Lee will serve as Chief Cultural Officer, Miriam Enriquez will serve as Director of Immigrant Affairs and Services, and Hani White will serve as Deputy Director of Immigrant Affairs and Services. “I’m confident that Miriam Enriquez and Hani White […]
Read MorePHILADELPHIA – In a statement, Mayor-elect Jim Kenney announced three additional appointments to his administration. Jeff Guaracino will serve as President & CEO of Welcome America Inc., which will expand its focus from the Independence Day celebration and work to produce, support and attract citywide events year-round. Stephanie Waters will serve as the first Digital […]
Read MorePHILADELPHIA – In a statement, Mayor-elect Jim Kenney announced that Anne Fadullon will serve as Director of the Planning and Development Cabinet. This cabinet encompasses the Division of Zoning and Planning, the Division of Development Services and the Division of Housing and Community Development. Voters approved the addition of this cabinet to the City Charter […]
Read MoreThe past month and a half have been busy for the Kenney Transition Team, and I am so grateful for the amazing work everyone has done to help us hit the ground running on day one!
Read MorePHILADELPHIA – In a statement, Mayor-elect Jim Kenney formally announced that the Kenney Transition Team has been conducting a national search for the past several weeks in order to identify his administration’s Prisons, Fire and Human Services Commissioners. “Our transition team has identified incredible, top-notch talent from right here in Philadelphia to fill many of […]
Read More“We want to make sure that they understand that we value them. We value them as human beings, we value them as citizens,” Kenney said. “And, we want to be there to help them at every step of the way in their effort to come back into society, be productive members of society, pay taxes, raise families.”
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