First, we have the recently released inaugural schedule, with is published above. Second, we have the following schedule of transition events and hearings that are also open to the public:
* Wednesday, December 28, 2016, 7:00 PM–EMS, Fire and 9-11 Public Meeting, Gilliam Building; 67 Reads Way, New Castle, DE 19720
* Thursday, January 5, 2017, 6:00 PM–Land Use and Economic Development Public Meeting; Gilliam Building; 67 Reads Way, New Castle, DE 19720
* Thursday, January 5, 2017, 6:00 PM–Finance Public Meeting; Location to be determined.
* Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 5:30 PM–County Culture and Employee Engagement Public Meeting; Location to be determined.
* Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 7:00 PM–Parks Public Meeting; Gilliam Building; 67 Reads Way, New Castle, DE 19720
* Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 6:00 PM–Libraries Public Meeting; Woodlawn Library Meeting Room; 2020 W 9th St. Wilmington, DE 19805
Please check NCC2017.com for updated meeting locations and times. Attendees may bring written comments, information or reports to give to the Transition Committee for their information and consideration. If you are unable to attend, you may also submit comments at NCC2017.com
Finally, County Executive-elect Matt Meyer has appointed Marcus Henry as General Manager of the Department of Community Services, Carol Dulin as County Attorney and Tamarra Morris as Director of Economic Development.
“We continue to fill leadership positions with highly experienced professionals who will help ensure that we hit the ground running from the first day of our administration,” Meyer said today. “Marcus, Carol, and Tamarra share my vision for a responsive, transparent, and effective county government and I look forward to working with them and their teams to serve the residents of New Castle County.”
Henry, an experienced County Government administrator, has served as Economic Development and Policy Director for New Castle County for the past four years, where he has strengthened relationships between state and local officials and engaged with job creators to ensure they have the resources they need to grow in New Castle County. That follows two years as General Manager of the Department of Community Services, which administers a variety of housing, community development, community engagement programs, and the state’s largest library system. He joined New Castle County Government after serving as Director of Development for the Wilmington Housing Authority and working in administrative positions at the Delaware State Housing Authority and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
Dulin has served for the past five years as Legal Counsel to New Castle County Council, where she provides legal counsel, research and legislative assistance to its 13 elected members. She previously served as County Solicitor for then-County Executive, now U.S. Senator, Chris Coons, where she provided legal counsel to department heads and senior county leadership on a wide variety of matters. She originally joined County Government as Legal Counsel to New Castle County Council, where she was instrumental in crafting laws governing level of service traffic requirements, home businesses, and other matters. Dulin is a former Assistant City Solicitor and chief litigator for the City of Wilmington, a former law clerk to the Honorable Richard Gebelein of the Delaware Superior Court, and served as an officer in the Delaware Army National Guard, earning promotion to the rank of Major as Command Information Officer and Commander of the Public Affairs Detachment.
Morris joins county government with more than 15 years of business development and sales management experience in the private sector. Most recently, she has worked for six years executing new business development and managing sales and marketing campaigns for Greystar, a global firm specializing in real estate development, construction, and property management of rental housing properties. That work follows 10 years managing client services, business development and sales operations at several real estate development firms in the southeastern U.S.