Andrew Lofton appointed SHA Deputy Executive
Director
Lofton will leave post as Mayor's Chief of
Departmental Operations to head finance and administration
SEATTLE—February 25, 2004—Andrew
Lofton will leave his position as Mayor Greg Nickels' Chief of
Departmental Operations to assume a major management role at the
Seattle Housing Authority under Tom Tierney, who will take over as
Executive Director March 8.
Tierney announced today that Lofton
has been appointed as Deputy Executive Director for Finance and
Administration. According to Tierney, "The Housing Authority
will face some huge challenges over the next 5 to 10 years, and I'm
confident that Andrew Lofton will add a dimension to the leadership
of the Housing Authority that will be critical to our success. He's
had a tremendously respected career in public administration at
every level of government. He has a wonderful reputation as a smart
and caring leader, and I am looking forward to working with
him."
Lofton will join current Deputy
Executive Director Al Levine who will continue to focus his efforts on the agency's extensive
asset management and redevelopment initiatives.
According to Executive Director Harry
Thomas, scheduled to retire in April, "I have been very excited
to transfer leadership to Tom Tierney. With Andrew Lofton coming on
board, I am even more confident of the agency's future." For
Lofton, the position offers a combination of hands on work to
provide housing with a link to services that people need to be
successful. "I see this as a position where I can really help
to make a difference in people's lives," he said. "The
positions I've held throughout my career have all had a common theme
of providing better opportunities for low-income people, including
opportunities for people of color." Lofton
will begin work at the Housing Authority on March 29, at a salary of
$150,000. He replaces Jo Ann Ritchie, who retired from the agency in
December 2003 as Director of Finance and Administration. According
to Tierney, the position has been elevated to deputy executive
director, and he expects that responsibilities in connection with
the new role will be expanded. "It is also important to recognize
that the Housing Authority has grown significantly over the past
several years, and the current level of complexity demands high
caliber management," said Tierney. For more
information about this appointment, click here to read Mayor
Nickel's news release.
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