Mayor Michelle Wu appointed longtime metropolis worker Carleton Jones as the subsequent government director of the Public Amenities Division, the town introduced on Monday.
“I am thrilled and grateful to be appointed as the Director of the Public Facilities Department for the City of Boston,” Jones stated, later including, “I am committed to continuing our work in enhancing our city’s infrastructure and advancing our 43% of the City’s $4.7 billion capital plan.”
Jones, the previous deputy director of the Public Amenities Division, will take over for Kerrie Griffin, who served within the place from Feb. 2021 to Could 2024. Public Amenities worker Rohn MacNulty will likely be promoted to take over as deputy director.
The Public Amenities Division is tasked with executing initiatives within the a part of the town’s Capital Plan associated to municipal constructing for fiscal years 2025-2029. The 92-member employees helps planning, design and building of recent and current municipal buildings.
Griffin earned an $158,000 a 12 months wage within the director place in 2023.
The previous director accomplished initiatives on the Boston Arts Academy, BCYF Mattahunt Group Middle and Faneuil Department of the Boston Public Library in her tenure, the discharge famous. Wu praised her work reworking buildings into “modern community spaces for generations to come.”
Jones has labored in public service for 30 years, the town stated, serving within the assistant director and deputy director positions within the Public Amenities Division beginning in 2017. Previous to that, he spent over a decade in management in Boston Public Faculties’ Capital, Strategic Planning, and Facility Administration groups.
The brand new director additionally served within the Air Pressure and is an authorized non-public pilot, the discharge said.
MacNulty began on on the division in 2019 and is a registered architect and licensed building supervisor, the town said. He labored inside Massport for 10 years and acquired accolades for initiatives at Logan Airport and the South Boston Waterfront Transportation Middle, the discharge stated.
The division is engaged on ongoing renovations and building of metropolis services on the Carter Faculty, Josiah Quincy Higher Faculty, Boston Hearth Engine 17 and White Stadium.
