Mayor-elect Lee Leffingwell announced his office staff today.
Serving as chief of staff will be Mark Nathan, the political consultant who directed Leffingwell’s campaign; he also worked on the the campaigns of five of the council’s current members. Serving as executive assistant will be Nancy Williams, who currently occupies that role in Leffingwell’s council member office; she is a former director of the Texas Democratic Party. Returning to city hall from Capital Metro is Matt Curtis, who will act as an executive aide. Curtis was previously an aide to Will Wynn and Brewster McCracken. Amy Everhart, who worked on the Leffingwell campaign, as well as for the campaigns of Jennifer Kim and Mike Martinez, will be leaving her post at the Sierra Club to serve as a policy aide. Lastly, Leffingwell’s current executive secretary, Janet Jackson, will stay on in her role (barring any wardrobe malfunctions).
“I feel very fortunate to have such a seasoned team of public servants and community activists join the Mayor’s Office,” said Leffingwell in a press release, adding he would also soon name the members of his Community Cabinet, an advisory group of community leaders he promised during the campaign to create.
This article appears in June 5 • 2009.