L’Tanya WilliamsonTakes New Post in Newark Promoted from Acting Director to Director of the Department of Child and Family Well-Being
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L-R: Newark Business Administrator Julien Neals, Mayor Cory Booker, and Deputy City Clerk Kenneth Louis look on as L’Tanya Williamson takes the oath of office. Her daughters Kim Hearn (holding bible) and Sharmane Martin also participated in the ceremony.
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The Positive Community March 2012
’Tanya Williamson took the oath of office to become Newark’s Director of Child and Family Well-Being on February 23, 2012, during a ceremony in Newark City Hall. In attendance were Council President Donald M. Payne and Council Member-atLarge Mildred Crump. Williamson, who brings 30 years of administrative and strategic planning experience to her new position, was appointed acting director of the department on September 13, 2010, and prior to that was chief of staff. The Child and Family Well-Being department has 220 professionals and support staff and provides and advocates for comprehensive health care, social, and environmental services for Newark citizens. Newark is one of a few municipalities nationwide that provides uninsured residents access to affordable, quality healthcare. Among the extensive services provided are pediatric care, adult medical care, communicable disease control and prevention, a dental clinic and access to the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program. The LEAD prevention program provides a continuum of care including inspections, abatements, case management, interim housing, and free screenings for children. “L’Tanya Williamson has a deep commitment to the health and wellbeing of all of our City’s residents,” said Mayor Cory Booker. “Her leadership has spearheaded our Let’s Move! Newark campaign, as well as our drives against lead poisoning, AIDS, and our nutrition programs. She is a great advocate for ensuring that our residents enjoy the blessing of that most important of all personal assets, good health.” www.thepositivecommunity.com