Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Appoints His Government

*Reposted from Gotham Gazette*

Eric Adams will take office on January 1, 2022 as the 110th Mayor of New York City.

After winning the 2021 election, Adams announced his expansive transition committee and, in mid-December, began filling out his government. Here is a running list of his appointments and nominations:

Lorraine Grillo, First Deputy Mayor

Anne Williams-Isom, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services

Meera Joshi, Deputy Mayor for Operations

Maria Torres-Springer, Deputy Mayor for Economic and Workforce Development

Sheena Wright, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives

David Banks, Chancellor of New York City Public Schools

Keechant Sewell, Commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD)

Brendan R. McGuire, Chief Counsel to the Mayor and City Hall

Louis Molina, Commissioner of the Department of Correction

Jacques Jiha will continue to as Director of the Mayor's Office of Management and Budget

Preston Niblack, Commissioner of the Department of Finance

Matthew Fraser, Chief Technology Officer

Melanie La Rocca, Chief Efficiency Officer

Ydanis Rodriguez, Commissioner of the Department of Transportation

Aloysee Heredia Jarmoszuk will continue as Chair and CEO of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission

"Dr. Dave A. Chokshi will continue to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) through March 15 of 2022…Ashwin Vasan, M.D., PhD will then become DOHMH Commissioner in March and will serve as Senior Adviser for Public Health in the interim."

Gary Jenkins, Commissioner of the Human Resources Administration

Dawn Pinnock, Commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services

Maxwell Young, Communications Director

José Bayona, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Ethnic and Community Media

Sherif Soliman, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Policy and Planning

Jocelyn Strauber, Commissioner of the Department of Investigation (pending City Council approval)