Adams Administration Appointment Tracker

Delivering on Mayor-Elect Eric Adams’ ambitious agenda will require a best-in-class senior staff. Fontas Advisors will be actively monitoring the Mayor-Elect's daily announcements, aggregating the names of the senior administration appointments including deputy mayors, agency commissioners, and City Hall senior staff members.

Appointments Announced To Date

City Hall/Mayor's Office


Chief Advisor to the Mayor Ingrid Lewis-MartinLinkedIn Former: Brooklyn Borough President Office
Chief Climate Officer Rohit AggarwalaLinkedIn Former: Sidewalk Labs
Chief Counsel to the Mayor Brendan McGuireLinkedIn Former: Wilmer Hale
Chief Efficiency Officer Melanie La RoccaLinkedIn Former: NYC Department of Buildings
Chief Housing Officer Jessica KatzLinkedIn Former: Citizens Housing & Planning Council
Chief of Staff to the Mayor Frank CaroneLinkedIn Former: Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone
Chief Technology Officer Matthew FraserLinkedIn Former: NYPD
City Legislative Affairs Director Jessica CarranoLinkedIn Former: Red Horse Strategies
Communications Director Maxwell YoungLinkedIn Former: Everytown for Gun Safety
Deputy Chief of Staff/Senior Emergency Adviser Molly SchaefferLinkedIn Former: NYC Mayor's Office
Deputy Chief of Staff Madeline LabadieLinkedIn Former: NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission
Deputy Chief of Staff Ryan LynchLinkedIn Former: Brooklyn Borough President Office
Deputy Chief of Staff Menashe ShapiroLinkedIn Former: Shapiro Consulting Group
First Deputy Chief of Staff Dawn MillerLinkedIn Former: Coord
Intergovernmental Affairs Director Roberto PerezLinkedIn Former: NYC Mayor's Office
Press Secretary Fabien LevyLinkedIn Former: NYS Attorney General's Office
Senior Advisor and Director of Public Service Engagement Andrea Shapiro DavisLinkedIn Former: City University of New York
Senior Advisor for External Affairs Tiffany RaspberryLinkedIn Former: Tiffany Raspberry Consulting
Senior Advisor for Workforce Development Jose Ortiz Jr.LinkedIn Former: NYC Employment and Training Coalition
Senior Advisor to the Mayor Joel EisdorferLinkedIn Former: Brooklyn Borough President Office
Senior Advisor to the Mayor Stefan RingelLinkedIn Former: Brooklyn Borough President Office
Senior Advisor to the Mayor Eric UlrichLinkedIn Former: New York City Council
Senior Advisor to the Mayor/Director of Scheduling Gladys MirandaLinkedIn Former: Brooklyn Borough President Office
Special Assistant to the Mayor Rachel AtchesonLinkedIn Former: Brooklyn Borough President Office
State Legislative Affairs Director Christopher EllisLinkedIn Former: State University of New York


Deputy Mayors


1st Deputy Mayor Lorraine Grillo LinkedIn Former: NYC School Construction Authority
Economic Development Maria Torres-Springer LinkedIn Former: Ford Foundation
Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom LinkedIn Former: Fordham University
Operations Meera JoshiLinkedIn Former: US Department of Transporation
Public Safety Philip BanksLinkedIn Former: CitySafe Partners
Strategic Initiatives Sheena WrightLinkedIn Former: United Way of NYC


Major Departments & Commissioners


Business Integrity Commissioner Elizabeth CrottyLinkedIn Former: Crotty Saland PC
Budget Director Jacques Jiha LinkedIn Former: NYC Office of Management and Budget
Chancellor of NYC Public Schools David Banks LinkedIn Former: Eagle Academy Foundation
Children's Service Commissioner Jess DannhauserLinkedIn Former: Graham Windham
Citywide Administrative Services Commissioner Dawn Pinnock LinkedIn Former: NYC Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services
City Planning Commissioner Daniel GarodnickLinkedIn Former: Riverside Park Conservancy
City Planning Executive Director Edith Hsu-ChenLinkedIn Former: NYC City Planning
Civilian Complaint Review Board Interim Chair Arva RiceLinkedIn Former: New York Urban League
Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Vilda Vera MayugaLinkedIn Former: NYS Secretary of State Office
Corporation Counsel Sylvia Hinds-RadixLinkedIn Former: NYS Grievance Committee
Corrections Commissioner Louis Molina LinkedIn Former: Las Vegas Department of Public Safety
Cultural Affairs Commissioner Laurie CumboLinkedIn Former: New York City Council
Design and Construction Commissioner Thomas Foley LinkedIn Former: NYC Department of Design and Contruction
Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Andrew KimballLinkedIn Former: Industry City
Emergency Management Commissioner Zach IscolLinkedIn Former: Grid North Group
Environmental Protection Commissioner Rohit AggarwalaLinkedIn Former: Sidewalk Labs
Environmental Protection, Chief Operating Officer Vincent Sapienza Former: Department of Environmental Protection
Finance Commissioner Preston Niblack LinkedIn Former: NYC Comptroller's Office
Health Commissioner Ashwin VasanLinkedIn Former: Fountain House
Homeless Services Administrator Joslyn Carter Former: Department of Homeless Services
Housing Development Corporation President Eric Enderlin LinkedIn Former: NYC Housing Development Corporation
Housing Preservation & Development Adolfo Carrión Jr. LinkedIn Former: Metro Futures
Human Resource Administrator Lisa Fitzpatrick Former: NYC Human Resource Administration
Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Manuel Castro LinkedIn Former: New Immigrant Community Empowerment
Information, Technology & Telcom Commissioner Matthew FraserLinkedIn Former: NYPD
International Affairs Commissioner Edward Mermelstein LinkedIn Former: One and Only Holdings
Investigations Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber (nominated) LinkedIn Former: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
NYC & Company President and CEO Fred Dixon LinkedIn Former: NYC & Company
Office of Appointments Director Lisa Lashley Former: NYC City Council
Office of Climate Change Executive Director Kizzy Charles-Guzman LinkedIn Former: NYC Mayor's Office
Office of Contract Services Director Lisa Flores LinkedIn Former: NYC Mayor's Office
Office of Criminal JusticeDirector Deanna Logan LinkedIn Former: NYC Mayor's Office
Office of Ethnic and Community Media Executive Director José BayonaLinkedIn Former: NYC Mayor's Office
Office of Faith Based and Community Partnerships Director Gilford Monrose Former: Mt. Zion Church of God Seventh Day
Office of Faith Based and Community Partnerships Senior Advisor Fernando CabreraLinkedIn Former: NYC City Council
Office of Labor Relations Commissioner Renee CampionLinkedIn Former: NYC Office of Labor Relations
Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Anne del CastilloLinkedIn Former: NYC Office of Media and Entertainment
Office of Operations Director Dan Steinberg LinkedIn Former: NYC Mayor's Office
Office of Policy and Planning Director Sherif Soliman LinkedIn Former: NYC Department of Finance
Office of Risk Management and Compliance Director Marjorie LandaLinkedIn Former: NYC Comptroller's Office
Parks and Recreation Commissioner Sue DonoghueLinkedIn Former: Nassau County Police Department
Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell Former: Nassau County Police Department
Probation Commission Ana BermúdezLinkedIn Former: Department of Probation
School Construction Authority President and CEO Nina Kubota LinkedIn Former: School Construction Authority
Small Business Services Commissioner Kevin Kim LinkedIn Former: Tactile Brain
Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins LinkedIn Former: NYC Human Resources Administration
Taxi and Limousine Commissioner Aloysee Heredia Jarmoszuk LinkedIn Former: NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission
Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez LinkedIn Former: New York City Council

*Widely reported in the press, but not officially announced.


News to KnowRebecca Power