0913 Transition Team Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007

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DEAN NAMES TRANSITION TEAM Justice A.A. Birch at the helm NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mayor-elect Karl Dean today announced that Justice A.A. Birch will lead his transition team in making plans for his administration, which will take office on Sept. 21. "I am grateful that Justice A.A. Birch agreed to chair my transition team and will help me establish a mayor's office that can hit the ground running later this month," Dean said. "There are only nine days until I take the oath of office, and I will be relying on his wisdom, and the guidance of his team to make this transition a smooth one." Other members of the team include Lewis Lavine, executive director of the Center for Nonprofit Management and a former chief of staff to then-Gov. Lamar Alexander; Jennifer Gilligan Cole, a management consultant and former director of Hands On Nashville; David Fox, a partner in the public relations firm McNeely, Pigott and Fox; Tom Lee, a Dean campaign advisor and attorney at Waller, Lansden Dortch and Davis; Pam Martin, Nashville businesswoman and Dean campaign co-chair; and Patrick Willard, communications director for AARP Tennessee and a former staffer in the Purcell administration. "Today we met with Mayor Purcell and began the process of transitioning to the new administration. I appreciate the mayor and his staff working with us so that we can enjoy a seamless changeover," Dean said. -more-

Dean names transition team, Page 2 of 2 "Our plans are to have the mayor's office in place when I take office on Sept. 21, but some appointments will continue to be made in the weeks that follow. I want to put together the best possible team to join me in leading Nashville forward in the years ahead and that means picking the best possible new people for the two key positions that must be approved by the Metro Council—the finance director and legal director for the city," Dean said. The transition team will operate separate from the campaign staff, Dean said. It will look into appointments and other responsibilities the new mayor will face upon assuming office. Dean plans to make additional announcements about his administration and advisors next week prior to the inauguration. ###

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