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Tennessee – WeGo Public Transit, the transit authority for Nashville and Davidson County, has appointed Debbie Frank as deputy CEO for growth and development. She previously worked as director of transit-oriented development for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). Frank brings more than 28

Pennsylvania – The Temple University Board of Regents unanimously elected John Fry as the university’s 15th president. Fry has served as president of Drexel University since 2010. “With his demonstrated success as a higher education leader and his expertise in academic and research excellence, community

Kansas – Ana Nixon has been named communications director of Gov. Laura Kelly’s office. Nixon has previously worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and the city of Grandview, Missouri. 

Virginia – Riaan Anthony has been named Charlottesville’s director of Parks and Recreation. Anthony had been serving as interim director. 

Kyle Hogan will assume the role of COO for the port of Corpus Christi. Hogan has spent the past three decades serving in the military, most recently as a commander for the Corpus Christi Army Depot. As COO, Hogan will oversee Engineering

West Virginia – The Morgantown City Council appointed Joe Abu-Ghannam as mayor. Before being selected as a replacement council member, Joe was a teacher at Morgantown high school. 

Florida – The City of Jacksonville has promoted Alex Alston to executive director of the office of Sports and Entertainment after 11 months working as chief of sports. Previously, Alston worked for the Tulsa Sports Commission. 

Columbus, Ohio, Mayor Andrew Ginther was elected by his fellow mayors to serve as the next president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Ginther, who will serve a one-year term, has been mayor since 2016. 

Alaska – Suzanne LaFrance has been sworn in as mayor of Anchorage. She is the first woman elected to lead Alaska’s largest city. LaFrance has served in the city’s assembly for the past six years, two of those as chair.