SF Mayor Appoints New Executive Director of Department of Emergency Management

SF Mayor Appoints New Executive Director of Department of Emergency Management
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 11: Mayor London Breed signs the oath of office after her inauguration at City Hall July 11, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Photo by Scott Strazzante/Getty Images
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SAN FRANCISCO—A longtime city employee was appointed today as the new executive director of the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management, Mayor London Breed announced.

Mary Ellen Carroll, who has served for the past seven years as the director of emergency planning and security for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), will head the Department of Emergency Management, which coordinates emergency preparedness and responses to disasters and large planned events.