Mamdani Administration Appointment Tracker
Delivering on Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s 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
Deputy Mayors
| 1st Deputy Mayor | Dean Fuleihan LinkedIn | Former: First Deputy Mayor, New York City |
| Economic Justice | Julie Su LinkedIn | Former: Acting United States Secretary of Labor |
| Health and Human Services | Dr. Helen Arteaga LinkedIn | Former: Chief Executive Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst |
| Housing and Planning | Leila Bozorg LinkedIn | Former: Executive Director for Housing, New York City Hall |
| Operations | Julia Kerson LinkedIn | Former: New York State Governor's Office |
City Hall/Mayor's Office
| Chief Administrative Officer | Mir Bashar LinkedIn | Former: NYC Chief Administrative and Financial Officer |
| Chief Business Diversity Officer | Michael J. Garner LinkedIn | Former: NYC Chief Business Diversity Officer |
| Chief Climate Officer | Louise Yeung LinkedIn | Former: NYC Comptroller's Office |
| Chief Counsel | Prof. Ramzi Kassem | Former: City University of New York |
| Chief Equity Officer | Afua Atta-Mensah LinkedIn | Former: Community Change |
| Chief of Staff to the Mayor | Elle Bisgaard-Church | Former: Office of Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani |
| Chief Technology Officer | Lisa Gelobter LinkedIn | Former: Office of US Senator Bernie Sanders Office |
| Communications Deputy Director | Lekha Sunder LinkedIn | Former: Zohran for NYC |
| Communications, Senior Advisor | Monica Klein LinkedIn | Former: Seneca Strategies |
| Communications, Senior Spokesperson | Dora Pekec LinkedIn | Former: House Majority PAC |
| Intergovernmental Affairs Director | Jahmila Edwards LinkedIn | Former: District Council 37, AFSCME AFL-CIO |
| Press Secretary | Joe Calvello LinkedIn | Former: Office of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson |
| Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy | Simonia Brown LinkedIn | Former: Office of NYS Comptroller |
| State Legislative Affairs Director | Former: |
Major Departments & Offices
| Aging Commissoner | Dr. Lisa Scott-McKenzie LinkedIn | Former: New York City Health + Hospitals |
| Budget Director | Sherif Soliman LinkedIn | Former: City University of New York | Buildings Commissioner | Ahmed Tigani LinkedIn | Former: NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development |
| Business Integrity Commissioner | Former: | |
| Chancellor of NYC Public Schools | Kamar Samuels | Former: NYC Dept. of Education |
| Children's Service Commissioner | Former: | |
| Citywide Administrative Services Commissioner | Yume Kitasei LinkedIn | Former: New York City Office of the Mayor |
| City Planning Commissioner | Sideya Sherman LinkedIn | Former: NYC Mayor's Office |
| City Planning Executive Director | Edith Hsu-Chen LinkedIn | Former: NYC Department of City Planning |
| Civilian Complaint Review Board Chair | Former: | |
| Commission on Human Rights, Chairperson | Christine Clarke LinkedIn | Former: Legal Services NYC | Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner | Sam Levine LinkedIn | Former: Federal Trade Commission |
| Corporation Counsel | Steven BanksLinkedIn | Former: Commissioner, NYC Dept. Social Services |
| Corrections Commissioner | Stanley Richards LinkedIn | Former: The Fortune Society |
| Cultural Affairs Commissioner | Former: | |
| Design and Construction Commissioner | Former: | |
| Economic Development Corporation President and CEO | Former: | |
| Emergency Management Commissioner | Christina Farrell LinkedIn | Former: Office of Emergency Managment |
| Environmental Protection Commissioner | Lisa Garcia LinkedIn | Former: United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| Finance Commissioner | Former: | |
| Fire Commissioner | Lillian Bonsignore | Former: FDNY (Retired) |
| Health and Hospitals President/CEO | Dr. Mitchell Katz | Former: NYC Health and Hospitals |
| Health Commissioner | Dr. Alister Martin LinkedIn | Former: A Healthier Democracy |
| Homeless Services Administrator | Former: | |
| Housing Development Corporation President | Eric Enderlin LinkedIn | Former: NYC housing Development Corporation |
| Housing Preservation & Development Commissioner | Former: | |
| Human Resource Administrator | Former: | |
| Immigrant Affairs Commissioner | Faiza Ali LinkedIn | Former: New York City Council |
| International Affairs Commissioner | Ana Maria Archila | Former: New York Working Families Party |
| Investigations Commissioner | Nadia Shihata LinkedIn | Former: US Department of Justice |
| NYC Tourism + Conventions President and CEO | Former: | |
| Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings Commissioner | Vilda Vera Mayuga LinkedIn | Former: NYC Dept. of Consumer and Worker Protection |
| Office of Appointments Director | Stephanie Silkowski LinkedIn | Former: The Bridge Project |
| Office of Chief Medical Examiner | Dr. Jason K. Graham | Former: NYC Chief Medical Examiner |
| Office of Child Care, Executive Director | Emmy Liss LinkedIn | Former: Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio |
| Office to Combat Antisemitism Executive Director | Phylisa Wisdom LinkedIn | Former: New York Jewish Agenda |
| Office of Contract Services Director | Kim L. Yu LinkedIn | Former: Office of Contract Services |
| Office of Criminal Justice Director | Former: | |
| Office of Ethnic and Community Media Executive Director | Former: | |
| Office of Faith Based and Community Partnerships Director | Former: | |
| Office of Labor Relations Commissioner | Renee Campion LinkedIn | Former: NYC Labor Relations Commissioner |
| Office of Mass Engagement, Executive Director | Tascha Van Auken LinkedIn | Former: Zohran for NYC |
| Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner | Rafael Espinal LinkedIn | Former: Freelancers Union |
| Office of Operations Director | Former: | |
| Office of People with Disabilities Commissioner | Nisha Agarwal LinkedIn | Former: NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| Office of Policy and Planning Director | Former: | |
| Office to Protect Tenants, Director | Cea Weaver LinkedIn | Former: Housing Justice for All |
| Office of Risk Management and Compliance Director | Former: | |
| Office of Technology and Innovation Commissioner | Lisa Gelobter LinkedIn | Former: NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation |
| Police Commissioner | Jessica Tisch | Former: NYPD Commissioner |
| Probation Commission | Sharun Goodwin LinkedIn | Former: NYC Dept. of Probation |
| Sanitation Commissioner | Javier Lojan LinkedIn | Former: NYC Dept. of Sanitation |
| School Construction Authority President and CEO | Former: | |
| Small Business Services Commissioner | Former: | |
| Social Services Commissioner | Erin Dalton LinkedIn | Former: Dept. of Human Services, Allegheny County, PA |
| Taxi and Limousine Commissioner | Former: | |
| Transportation Commissioner | Mike Flynn LinkedIn | Former: Sam Schwartz Engineering |
| Veterans' Services Commissioner | Yesenia Mata LinkedIn | Former: La Colmena |
| Youth and Community Development Commissioner | Sandra Escamilla-Davies LinkedIn | Former: Children's Aid |
*Widely reported in the press, but not officially announced.