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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                            FEBRUARY 06, 2026       |  The Indian Eye 18

                            Mayor Mamdani Announces

                    Key Appointments, Names City’s

                                      First ‘World Cup Czar’

            OUR BUREAU
            New York, NY

                    ayor Zohran Mamdani on
                    Tuesday announced a new
            Mslate of appointments and
            reappointments across critical city of-
            fices, including the creation of a first-
            of-its-kind role to prepare New York
            City  for  the  2026  FIFA  World  Cup.
            The appointments, spanning gover-
            nance, labor relations, procurement,
            and strategic coordination, under-
            score  the  administration’s  focus  on
            experienced leadership and its com-
            mitment to building a city where work-
            ing-class New Yorkers can thrive.
                Among the new appointments,
            Mayor Mamdani named Stephanie
            Silkowski as Director of the Mayor’s
            Office of Appointments, Bitta Mostofi
            as Special Advisor for Strategic Coor-
            dination and Operations to the First
            Deputy Mayor, and Maya Handa as   and  housing-insecure  New  Yorkers,   such as the city’s municipal ID pro- OLR for more than 20 years, holding
            the city’s inaugural “World Cup Czar.”  low-income families, and food assis-  gram and a COVID-19 emergency re- multiple  senior  roles  and  previous-
            The mayor also reappointed Renee   tance recipients. Her earlier roles in-  lief effort for residents excluded from   ly negotiating contracts on behalf of
            Campion as Commissioner of the    clude serving as Chief of Staff to City   federal aid. In her new role, Mostofi   thousands  of  public  and  private  sec-
            Office  of  Labor  Relations  and  Kim  Councilmember Tiffany Cabán and   will work across agencies to ensure   tor doctors as Director of Contract
            L. Yu as Director of the Mayor’s Of- Policy Director to Councilmember   efficient service delivery and help pre- Administration for Doctors Council
            fice of Contract Services and the city’s  Brad Lander, where she played a key   pare the city to respond to national   SEIU. As commissioner, she will con-
            Chief  Procurement  Officer.  These   role in advancing minimum wage pro-  policy shifts.             tinue overseeing labor negotiations
            announcements follow earlier ap- tections for app-based delivery work-  A centerpiece of the announce- for  the  city’s  150  collective  bargain-
            pointments to lead the Departments   ers, expanding child care access, and   ment was the appointment of Maya  ing units, representing approximately
            of Probation, Citywide Administrative   promoting  reproductive  rights  and   Handa as New York City’s first World  360,000 employees.
            Services, and Environmental Protection.  gender equity. Silkowski holds degrees   Cup Czar, a role created to coordinate   Kim L. Yu was reappointed as Di-
               “These leaders prove there is no   from Providence College and NYU’s   city agencies, mayoral offices, and pri- rector of the Mayor’s Office of Con-
            one way to serve the public,” Mayor  Wagner School of Public Service. In her   vate-sector partners ahead of the 2026  tract Services and Chief Procurement
            Mamdani said in a statement. “They  new position, she will focus on recruit-  FIFA World Cup. Handa previously  Officer, a role she has held since April
            have expanded access to child care,  ing  and  retaining  diverse,  high-qual-  served as campaign manager for May- 2025.  Yu  previously  served  as  First
            stood up for immigrant communities,  ity talent across city government.  or Mamdani’s general election cam- Deputy Commissioner at MOCS and
            and secured essential contracts for   Bitta  Mostofi,  appointed  as  Spe-  paign and as a political advisor on the   held senior positions at the New York
            working people. I am excited to wel-  cial Advisor for Strategic Coordina-  transition team. Her background in- City Office of the Comptroller and the
            come them into our administration,  tion and Operations, brings extensive   cludes senior roles with Run for Some- Department of Transportation. In her
            where they will help lead our city with   experience in immigrant rights and   thing, Way to Win, and the Working  role, she will continue efforts to mod-
            the excellence, accountability, and in- government operations. Most recently   Families Party, as well as experience in   ernize procurement, strengthen trans-
            tegrity New Yorkers deserve.”     a fellow at Hyphen Partnerships and   smart cities consulting at Accenture. A  parency, and ensure that city contracts
                Stephanie Silkowski brings more  Cornell University, Mostofi previously   lifelong soccer player and fan, Handa  are awarded fairly and efficiently.
            than a decade of experience in public   served as Senior Advisor to the Direc-  will oversee the city’s preparations to   Together, the appointments re-
            sector and nonprofit leadership to her  tor of U.S. Citizenship and Immigra-  ensure the global event delivers eco- flect Mayor Mamdani’s emphasis on
            new role overseeing the Mayor’s Of- tion Services under the Biden adminis-  nomic  and  community  benefits  for  experienced leadership, inter-agency
            fice of Appointments. She previously  tration, where she worked to improve   New Yorkers.             coordination, and inclusive gover-
            served as Director of Policy and Stra-  service delivery and reduce barriers to   Mayor Mamdani also confirmed   nance as the administration advances
            tegic Initiatives and Chief of Staff at  work authorization. She earlier led the   the reappointment of Renee Campion   its policy agenda and prepares the city
            The Bridge Project, where she helped   New York City Mayor’s Office of Im-  as Commissioner of the Office of La- for major global events in the years
            launch programs supporting pregnant  migrant Affairs, overseeing initiatives   bor Relations. Campion has worked at  ahead.

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