Heard in the Hall

Philadelphia, January 10, 2008 - Mayor Michael Nutter announced the next round of senior-level appointments for his administration. Over the past weeks he has announced several key nominations, most recently naming Deputy Mayors for Public Safety, Health and Opportunity, and Transportation and Utilities.

New Announcements:

Cabinet
Duane Bumb, Acting Director, Commerce

Department Heads
Lloyd Ayers, Commissioner, Fire
Bernard Brunwasser, Acting Commissioner, Water
William Carapucci, Acting Commissioner, Recreation
Joan Decker, Commissioner, Records
John Domzalski, Acting Commissioner, Health (until 1/21 when Dr. Schwarz will begin his tenure as Commissioner of Health)
John Elfrey, Acting Commissioner, License and Inspections
Arthur C. Evans Jr., Ph.D., Director, Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services; Acting Commissioner, Department of Human Services
Louis Giorla, Acting Commissioner, Prisons
John Nacchio, Acting City Treasurer
Hugh Ortman, Commissioner, Procurement
Terry M. Phillis, Chief Information Officer, Mayor’s Office of Information Services
Keith J. Richardson, Commissioner, Revenue
Joan Schlotterbeck, Acting Commissioner, Public Property
Clarena Tolson, Commissioner, Streets

Other Senior Department Officials
Jonathan Farnham, Director, Historical Commission
Elinor Haider, Deputy Commerce Director
Charles Isdell, Acting Director, Aviation at Philadelphia International Airport
Gary Jazstrab, Acting Executive Director, City Planning Commission
MaryAnn Marrocola, Director, Emergency Management
Deborah McColloch, Acting Director, Housing
Kent Miller, Acting Director, Municipal Energy
Dainette Mintz, Acting Director, Office of Supportive Housing (OSH)
James Mueller, Acting Director, Fleet Management
Carolyn Nichols, Acting Director, Minority Business Enterprise Council (MBEC)
Catherine M. Paster, First Deputy Finance Director
Wadell Ridley, Director, Mayor’s Office of Community Services
Barry Frederick Scott, Director, Risk Management
Harriett T. Spencer, Acting Director, Ex-Offender Re-entry
Joseph Tolan, Director, Labor Relations
Richard Tustin, Acting Director, Capital Program
Paula Weiss, Director, Office of Administrative Review

Office of the Mayor
Pauline Abernathy, Senior Advisor to the Mayor
Julia Chapman, Director, Legislative Affairs
Tricia Enright, Deputy Chief-of-Staff
Terry Gillen, Senior Advisor to the Mayor for Economic Development
Wendell Eric Pritchett, Director, Research, Policy, and Planning

Below is a list of biographies for the permanent appointments. For a complete list of appointments to Mayor Nutter’s Administration, please visit www.nuttertransition.com

Department Heads:

Lloyd Ayers
Fire Commissioner
Lloyd Ayers currently serves as Fire Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia. He was appointed in 2004. Ayers began his career with the Philadelphia Fire Department in 1974. He has also served as Deputy Commissioner of Operations, and manager of the Philadelphia Fire Academy, Fire Fighting Forces Divisions 1 and 2, the Aviation and Marine Units and the Safety Office.

Joan Decker
Records Commissioner
Joan Decker currently serves as Records Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia where she is responsible for improving service delivery in a number of divisions including document recording, police reports and City archives. Ms. Decker is a member of the “Alliance for Response,” focusing on disaster recovery and planning for the City’s historical and cultural community.

Arthur C. Evans Jr.
Director, Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services
Acting Commissioner, Department of Human Services (DHS)
Arthur C. Evans Jr., Ph.D. is the Director of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services. Dr. Evans has also been appointed Acting Commissioner of the Department of Human Services. Dr. Evans is a clinical and community psychologist and holds a faculty appointment at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He has also held faculty appointments at the Yale University School of Medicine and Quinnipiac University.

Hugh Ortman
Procurement Commissioner
Hugh Ortman has 15 years of experience working within City Government, with twelve years in the Procurement Department, most recently as Purchases Manager. Mr. Ortman also brings relevant experience from both the public and private sectors.

Terry M. Phillis
Chief Information Officer, Mayor’s Office of Information Services (MOIS)
As Chief Information Officer for the City of Philadelphia, Terry M. Phillis is responsible for the direction of every facet of Philadelphia’s information technology infrastructure and telecommunication operations. Mr. Phillis previously worked in the Telcom industry in Cleveland, Chicago and Tampa. He also worked as an information technology executive consultant specializing in operational support services, point-of-sales, customer services, warehousing and accounting including collections. He also served as Chief Information Officer for Connecticut Telephone.

Keith J. Richardson
Revenue Commissioner
Keith Richardson most recently served as Director of the Bureau of Compliance for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. In this capacity he has been responsible for four major divisions including Bankruptcy, Clearance and Collections, Discovery and Enforcement. His prior experience includes time as Loan Portfolio Manager and Lending Officer for North Philadelphia Financial Partnerships and Banking Officer for PNC Bank.

Clarena Tolson
Streets Commissioner
Clarena Tolson has served as Streets Commissioner since 2002. Prior to her appointment, she served as Deputy Streets Commissioner and Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs for the mayor.

Other Senior Departmental Officials:

Jonathan Farnham
Director, Historical Commission
Jonathan Farnham is Acting Historic Preservation Director of the Philadelphia Historical Commission, the City agency that regulates historic preservation. Previously, he served as the president of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. Dr. Farnham lectures nationally on Philadelphia’s architectural, engineering, and city planning histories. He has published several articles on these intertwined histories including essays in the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Technology and Culture, and Grey Room.

Elinor Haider
Deputy Commerce Director
Elinor Haider served most recently as a Vice President at the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation. She has prior experience in Philadelphia City Government serving as a Special Projects Manager at the Philadelphia Department of Commerce. She has worked in economic development in Washington D.C., Chicago, Philadelphia and Latin America.

MaryAnn Marrocola
Director, Emergency Management
MaryAnn Marrocolo is Deputy Managing Director and Director of Emergency Management for the City of Philadelphia, a position she has held since 2006. Prior to that, she was Assistant Commissioner of Planning with the New York City Office of Emergency Management.

Catherine M. Paster
First Deputy Finance Director
Catherine Paster served most recently as Assistant Vice President for Temple University in the Office of The Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. She also served as the Director, Capital Budget and Space Programming for Temple University. Prior experience includes her time as Acting Budget Director and Deputy Director, Capital Budget Office for the City of Philadelphia.

Wadell Ridley, Jr.
Director, Mayor’s Office for Community Services (MOCS)
Waddell Ridley, Jr. most recently served as the Assistant Vice President for Government and Community Relations for Saint Joseph’s University where he was the chief liaison between the University and elected officials, communities and civic organizations. Prior experience includes his time as Director of Constituent Services for former-City Councilman Michael A. Nutter.

Barry Frederick Scott
Director, Risk Management
Barry Scott has more then 25 years of experience in the field of risk management, occupational safety and environmental health. Mr. Scott formerly served as Deputy Director of Finance for Risk Management for the City of Philadelphia. He also held the position of Director of Safety and Loss Prevention. Prior to his employment with the City of Philadelphia, Mr. Scott was the Director of Environmental Health and Safety for Thomas Jefferson University. Prior experience also includes his time as an industrial hygienist for the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Joseph Tolan
Director, Labor Relations
Joseph Tolan currently serves as the Director of the Office of Labor Relations and has served in the office since its formation in 1997. Mr. Tolan has thirty-three years of experience in human resource management and labor relations with the City of Philadelphia and has been a member of every bargaining team for the City in negotiations with its unionized workers since 1980.

Paula Weiss
Director, Administrative Review
Paula Weiss is currently the Deputy Finance Director for the City of Philadelphia where she serves as Administrator for City of Philadelphia Tax Review Board. Ms. Weiss also served as Deputy Director, Mayor’s Commission for Women. For 12 years, Ms. Weiss practiced law, focusing on wills, estates, trusts and real estate.

Office of the Mayor:

Pauline Abernathy
Senior Advisor to the Mayor
Pauline Abernathy was the Deputy Director of Health and Human Services Policy at The Pew Charitable Trusts. Prior to joining Pew, Ms. Abernathy was a senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Education. She previously served in The White House, first at the National Economic Council and later with the Domestic Policy Council, where she worked on a wide range of economic and domestic policy issues. Pauline also worked in the U.S. Senate and at a non-profit think tank in Washington, D.C.

Julia Chapman
Director, Legislative Affairs
Julia Chapman has worked in state and municipal government for over twenty years. Her government experience includes serving as the Associate Legislative Director for the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association. Ms. Chapman was also the Assistant Legislative Director for the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs. From 1995-2006, Ms. Chapman served as Chief-of-Staff to former-Councilman Michael A. Nutter.

Tricia Enright
Deputy Chief-of-Staff
Tricia Enright served as Executive Director of the Nutter Transition and Campaign Manager for Nutter’s general election. Ms. Enright was Campaign Manager for Governor Ed Rendell’s re-election campaign. Prior to the campaign, she was appointed by Rendell as Director of the Office of Public Liaison. In addition to several national campaign positions, Ms. Enright served as press secretary for Sen. Harkin and spent 8 years in the Clinton Administration including appointments as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and Senior Advisor to the Secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Terry Gillen
Senior Advisor to the Mayor for Economic Development
Prior to Joining the Nutter campaign, Terry Gillen was the Chief Executive Officer of the Collegiate Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development. She also has served as the Director of Policy for the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development in Harrisburg under the Rendell Administration and as Chief Operating Office of National Community Capital Association – a national community development financing organization. From 1995 to 1998, she was Senior Vice President of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, which is the City’s leading economic development agency. At PIDC, Ms. Gillen managed the Office of Defense Conversion, which oversees the reuse of the City’s former defense facilities – including the former Navy Yard. In 1992, Ms. Gillen was appointed by Mayor Rendell as Deputy Commerce Director for the City of Philadelphia.

Wendell Eric Pritchett
Director, Research and Policy
Wendell E. Pritchett most recently served as Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught property, local government law, urban policy, and legal history. Pritchett is Chairman of the Board of Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and a member of the Pennsylvania State Planning Board. He also served as Policy Director for the Nutter for Mayor Campaign.