EO mayor-elect announces formation of transition team
Photo by Chris Sykes East Orange Mayor-elect Ted Green, center, stands with, from left, 1st Ward Councilman Chris James, Bo Kemp, 3rd Ward Councilwoman Quilla Talmadge, publicist Tracy Munford, 5th Ward Councilman Mustafa Brent and 4th Ward Councilman Casim Gomez on Thursday, Nov. 9, following the press conference announcing the formation of his transition team that’s going to handle the transition in city government from outgoing Mayor Lester Taylor to his incoming administration, after he is officially sworn into office at his inauguration on New Year’s Day, Monday, Jan. 1. Kemp is serving as the Green transition team’s executive director, with Munford as chairwoman and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker as honorary chairman. Lieutenant Governor-elect Sheila Oliver served as the honorary chairwoman of Green’s successful mayoral campaign.