Michael Beazley, Will
Lucas and Rita Mansour are the transition co-chairmen and
they will host a series of mayoral roundtables with invited
guests to explore four major areas of concern for the new
administration: economic development, quality of life,
education and safety. In addition to the roundtables,
Kapszukiewicz also announced that his transition will be
comprised of three other key segments over the next several
weeks including: one-on-one conversations between the
mayor-elect and various stakeholders such as council
members, county commissioners and suburban mayors; extending
an opportunity for all Toledoans to participate in the
transition process via a website that can “allow resumes
and allow ideas” to reach the transition team; meetings
involving a large group of opinion makers of “all
backgrounds.”
Kapszukiewicz said that at
the end of the transition process, the co-chairmen will
produce a document summarizing the effort and, by that time,
“a sense of shared ownership will signal to Toledoans the
reality that everyone has a stake and that we are all in
this together.”
Additionally, the
mayor-elect announced that he is opening up the search for
three positions: chief of staff, economic development
director and finance director beyond the traditional city
environs. A national search is anticipated for those
positions. Thus far the only announcement that has been made
of an incoming staff member is that of Angela Lucas, who
served as the finance manager of the campaign.
Beazley has served in
leadership positions in local government for over 30 years.
He joined the City of Oregon as administrator in 2010. Prior
to that, he was the Lucas County administrator and the clerk
of Toledo City Council.
Will Lucas is the founder
and CEO of A William Lucas Company which is home to Creadio,
a brand marketing technology agency servicing nationally
recognized brands and Classsana, an online software platform
that helps companies organize educational resources.
Mansour advises clients
throughout the world; her client list includes
professionals, business owners, retirees, foundations,
endowments and institutions involved in various areas of
commerce.
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