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17 JANUARY 28, 2022
Ny Mayor eric Adams appoints

Ingrid Lewis-Martin as Chief Advisor

Lewis-Martin will work in partnership with the first deputy mayor, chief of staff and

all direct reports to the mayor “to support operations at City Hall and advance
the administration’s strategic policies and priorities”

OUR BUREAU
NEW YORK, NY
ew York Mayor Eric Adams
has announced Chaplain In-
Ngrid Lewis-Martin as chief
advisor to the mayor, a role which will
have her working in partnership with
the first deputy mayor, chief of staff,
and all direct reports to the mayor to
support operations at City Hall and
advance the administration’s strategic
policies and priorities. Chaplain Lew-
is-Martin most recently served as dep-
uty Brooklyn borough president.
“We are building a team that
knows how to ‘Get Stuff Done,’ and
my chief advisor has a proven track
record of getting stuff done for New
Yorkers left behind by government for
far too long,” said Mayor Eric Adams.
“This is a 24/7/365 administration,
working around the clock to make this
city a safer and greater place to raise
healthy children and families, and
leading a robust and equitable revival ^ Then Deputy Brooklyn Borough President
that lifts up every one of us.” Ingrid P. Lewis-Martin (second from right) in
A proud daughter of Barbadian this June 2020 photo, as then Brooklyn Bor-
and Panamanian heritage, Chaplain
Lewis-Martin was born and raised in ough President Eric Adams (left) presented a
Brooklyn. Prior to her role as depu- proclamation to Guyanese-born Sandra Chap-
ty Brooklyn borough president, she man, a former Deputy Brooklyn Borough Pres-
served for more than five years as ident, on her retirement. Others in photo are
then-State Senator Adams’ senior ad-
visor and for seven years as his chief from left: Former Brooklyn Borough President
of staff. Marty Markowitz and former Borough Hall
“It is an honor to serve this city chief-of-staff Carlo A. Scissura, Esq.(right)
and continue working in partnership
with Mayor Adams, who has been a is-Martin, who was Deputy Brooklyn
great champion for New Yorkers,” Borough President, when Adams was
said Chief Advisor to the Mayor president, will work in partnership
Chaplain Ingrid Lewis-Martin. “We with the first deputy mayor, chief of
will get stuff done in a truly historic staff and all direct reports to the may-
way, reaching out to every corner of or “to support operations at City Hall
our communities and delivering com- and advance the administration’s stra-
mon-sense leadership that will unlock tegic policies and priorities.”
government’s full potential.” Ingrid P. Lewis-Martin
In her new role, Adams said Lew- Continued at next page... >>

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