CLEVELAND — Cleveland Mayor-elect Justin Bibb on Monday announced two more cabinet appointments, adding to the four that he picked last week.

What You Need To Know

  • Cleveland Mayor-elect Justin Bibb announced the hirings of Bradford Davy and Elise Hara Auvil to his staff

  • The two new cabinet members to be sworn in alongside the incoming mayor in January

  • Bibb previously announced four other hirings for his cabinet as he fills out incoming staff

  • Bibb also recently appointed a new interim police chief

Bibb announced that Bradford Davy will serve as his office’s chief strategy officer and Elise Hara Auvil will be the chief administrative officer. Both will be sworn in on Jan. 3 when Bibb takes office. 

Bibb noted that the two roles will jointly replace the chief-of-staff position. 

“Throughout the campaign, we created a vision for Cleveland that came directly from stakeholder input. We simply have to reimagine our organizational structure to build our reimagined city. With leaders focused on the long-range vision, and on the immediate needs, we can achieve more,” Bibb said in a statement. 

Davy most recently served as director regional engagement at The Fund for Our Economic Future, according to Bibb. Auvil most recently served as human resources manager for the city of Westlake. 

Bibb, who will replace Mayor Frank Jackson in January, last week selected Mark Griffin as the chief legal counsel, Sarah Johnson to chief communications officer, Paul Patton as chief human resources officer and Ryan Puente to the post of chief government affairs officer. 

The six positions were among several Bibb posted on his campaign website. The incoming mayor is still seeking other cabinet posts, including the directors of finance, economic development, building and housing, and community development. He is also still seeking a special assistant and chief of integrated development.

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