Lorraine Grillo was named as first deputy mayor; Anne Williams-Isom as deputy mayor for health and human services; Meera Joshi as deputy mayor for operations; Maria Torres-Springer as deputy mayor for economic and workforce development; and Sheena Wright as deputy mayor for strategic initiatives.
“The one thing that sealed the deal for me and allowed me to accept this position was when I heard the mayor-elect say he wants a GSD government," Grillo said. "Not everybody understood that when he said it. And we’re gonna get this job done.”
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