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Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly announces senior leadership, new health officer

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Mayor Tim Kelly waves as he approaches City Hall after the One Chattanooga inauguration ceremony at the Tivoli Theatre on Monday, April 19, 2021 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Tim Kelly was sworn in as the 66th mayor of Chattanooga.
Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Mayor Tim Kelly waves as he approaches City Hall after the One Chattanooga inauguration ceremony at the Tivoli Theatre on Monday, April 19, 2021 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Tim Kelly was sworn in as the 66th mayor of Chattanooga. Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Mayor Tim Kelly waves as he approaches City Hall after the One Chattanooga inauguration ceremony at the Tivoli Theatre on Monday, April 19, 2021 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Tim Kelly was sworn in as the 66th mayor of Chattanooga.

By Sarah Grace Taylor 4 min read

Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly announced members of his senior leadership team on Wednesday, making good on a repeated campaign promise to hire diverse leadership.

The team of 12 will be led by Brent Goldberg as chief of staff and Joda Thongnopnua as chief policy officer.

Goldberg is a certified public accountant with experience as chief business officer for Hamilton County Schools and chief operating officer for the city. He most recently served as chief of staff for Kelly’s mayoral campaign.

photo Brent Goldberg is named Chief of Staff by Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Photo courtesy of the City of Chattanooga.

Thongnopnua has a background in the nonprofit sector, including as director of strategic initiatives and communications at the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga and was executive director of the Metro Ideas Project, an urban policy research organization.

Other members of the team include: