Mayor Levar M. Stoney today is pleased to announce the appointment of Mona Adkins-Easley to the be the Director of the City of Richmond Department of Human Resources, and the appointment of Sheila D. White to be the Director of the city’s Department of Finance.

Mayor Stoney also announced today that Office of Budget & Strategic Planning Deputy Director Jason P. May will serve as Interim Director beginning June 15, following the departure of longtime director Dr. Jay Brown, who recently accepted a job as Deputy County Administrator for Hanover County.

Both Ms. Adkins-Easley and Ms. White had been serving as interim directors of their respective departments prior to their appointments. Mr. May will serve in the interim director’s position while the city seeks a replacement for Dr. Brown, who had served since 2014 through two mayoral administrations.

“Dr. Brown has served the city with distinction and we wish him the best in his new role,” said Mayor Stoney. “Fortunately, we have a deep bench, and I’m very pleased that we were able to fill these critical positions from within the ranks of our talented workforce. The City of Richmond is known for recruiting and cultivating stellar public servants, and I know Mona, Sheila and Jason are the right people at the right time to continue the successful management and upward trajectory of our city.”

Ms. Adkins-Easley is an experienced human resources executive who has spent more than 35 years in public service, including serving as the Associate Vice President for Human Resources at Virginia State University for 17 years and in the same title at Norfolk State University for four years, until her retirement in 2018. She joined the City of Richmond in October 2019 as Interim Director of Human Resources. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Norfolk State University and a Master’s in Public Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Ms. White was serving as Senior Deputy Director of Finance before her appointment in February to the position of Interim Finance Director. A certified Public Accountant with more than 20 years of experience in both accounting and operations roles, Ms. White holds a degree in Accounting from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Mr. May has 11 years of experience in municipal budgeting and 19 years of experience in local government, having served as Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Kannapolis, North Carolina prior to joining the City of Richmond in 2019 as deputy director. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and a Master’s in Public Administration from Appalachian State University. 

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