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Mayor names Sharron Goodwin, Yume Kitase and Lisa Garcia to lead DOP, DCAS and DEP

Mayor's Office press conference · January 28, 2026
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Mayor announced three senior appointments: Sharron Goodwin as probation commissioner, Yume Kitase as DCAS commissioner and Lisa Garcia as DEP commissioner; each spoke about priorities and responded to reporters' questions about transparency, nepotism allegations and water board decisions.

Mayor announced three senior appointments to his administration and the appointees addressed priorities and reporters' questions.

Sharron Goodwin was named commissioner of the Department of Probation after a 37-year career in the agency. Goodwin, who said she began as an intern in 1986 and worked across boroughs, pledged to "lead with a servant leadership mindset" and framed probation as "about accountability and opportunity."…

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