In case you were wondering, Mayor-Elect Gahan "announces transition team."

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Mayor-Elect Jeff Gahan

November 16, 2011 Contact: Michael Hall
For Immediate Release (812) 946-2962

GAHAN ANNOUNCES TRANSITION TEAM

New Albany Mayor-Elect Jeff Gahan announced the members of his Mayoral Transition Team today. Members of the team include leaders in business, labor, education and non-profit organizations, as well as Democrats and Republicans.

“Each of these individuals brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the City of New Albany. Their guidance and counsel will be invaluable as we move forward with implementing the initiatives of the campaign,” said Gahan.

Gahan says the Mayoral Transition Team will focus on making a seamless transition between city administrations. In the first phase of the transition, the team will focus on hiring of department heads, appointments to boards and commissions, and the selection of a mayoral staff.

The members of the Transition Team are:

Ms. Yvonne Grundy

Retired Public School Teacher, NAACP Award Recipient

Mr. Warren Nash

Former Mayor and Real Estate Professional

Mr. Joseph Champion

Bingham McHale LLP, Governmental Affairs Attorney

Ms. Tonya Fischer

V.P. Investor and Governmental Affairs, 1SI

Mr. Ron Toran

Retired New Albany Fire Fighter and former Fire Chief

Mr. Steve Bonifer

U. S. Government Teacher New Albany Floyd County Public Schools

Mrs. Connie Sipes

Former Indiana State Senator

Mr. John Wilcox Chairman of the Floyd County Democratic Party and private citizen

Mr. Vernon Niemeier

Retired New Albany Police Officer and private citizen

Mr. Uric Defrene

Professor of Business Administration IUS, Sanders Chair in Business

Mr. Kevin Zurschmiede

New Albany City Council Member

Mr. Pat McGlaughlin

New Albany City Council Member

Mr. Robert Norrington

Business Manager Laborers International Union Local 795