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DEAN MAKES FIRST OF STAFF APPOINTMENTS

Also names interim law and finance directors

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Mayor-elect Karl Dean announced the first of his staffappointments today and also named interim directors for two of the top roles in his

administration. The interim law and finance directors will serve until those positions are

permanently filled.

I am fully prepared to take office tomorrow, Dean said. Metro Government will

continue to operate smoothly while appointments are being made in my administration.

Several of Mayor Purcells staff, whom I worked with when I was law director, haveagreed to stay on during the interim.

While this is the shortest transition period between administrations in Metro history, I donot feel rushed to make decisions about who will help me lead this city. The Transition

Team is diligently working to help me find the right people for my administration. I am

moving deliberately in making those decisions.

Jim Hester, Senior Advisor. Hester was campaign manager for Deans campaign for

mayor. Hester was the senior advisor for Harold Ford Jr. to the Tennessee Coordinated

Campaign, after serving as campaign manager for Fords U.S. Senate campaign from Julyof 2005 until August of 2006. Prior to that, Hester was the executive director of the

Tennessee Democratic Party. He also spent several years working on Music Row in

Nashvilles entertainment industry.

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Toby Compton, Legislative Director. Compton was a senior advisor during the runoff

election for Deans mayoral campaign. Just prior to that, he was the campaign manager forBuck Dozier for Mayor. He has been involved in politics since 1994, including campaigns

for Sen. Bill First and Sen. Lamar Alexander. Compton has also been an executive at The

Ingram Group and the Association of General Contractors.

Janel Lacy, Press Secretary. Lacy was the press secretary for Deans mayoral campaign.

Prior to the campaign, she was a staff reporter for theNashville Business Journal, covering

finance, residential real estate and development. She has also served as a communicationsintern for the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Gene Nolan, Interim Finance Director. Nolan has served in the finance department ofMetro for 35 years. For the past 12 years, he has been the deputy director of finance. Other

past positions include assistant director of finance and budget officer.

Sue Cain, Interim Law Director. Cain will continue in her role as interim law director,

which she took over in January of this year when Dean resigned to run for mayor. She hasbeen the deputy law director for the past 13 years. Before working for Metro, Cain served

as the director of the Sentencing Commission for seven years and also has been a lawyer inprivate practice.

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