Three Promoted to Key Leadership Positions


Richard “Dick” Evans
Richard “Dick” Evans

Acting City Manager Stephanie Cutter this week announced the promotion of three longtime City employees to key leadership positions. Collectively, they bring more than 70 years of experience with the City of Savannah to their new roles.

Chief Financial Officer Richard “Dick” Evans has been named Acting Assistant City Manager for Administrative and Community Services. As one of two Assistant City Managers, he will advise the Acting City Manager on citywide issues. He will also be responsible for two bureaus — Management Services and Community & Economic Development – which house a total

Taffanye Young
Taffanye Young
of 28 departments.

Community Planning and Development Director Taffanye Young has been promoted to Community and Economic Development Bureau Chief. In this capacity, she will oversee much of the City’s neighborhood development programs, including Housing, Community Planning and Development, Economic Development, the Citizen Office and Real Property Services. She will also oversee the administration of funds to a number of City-supported social service agencies.

Ms. Young began working for the City of Savannah in 1993 as a Neighborhood Services Coordinator. She was promoted in 1994 to Director of the Community Services Department, and in

Cam Mathis
Cam Mathis
2000 to the Director of Community Planning and Development. Cam Mathis has been named Director of Information Technology. Ms. Mathis has worked in the IT Department since 1995, serving as senior systems analyst; IT Administrator, where she managed Network Services and Application Services; as well as Acting Director since February 2011.

Ms. Mathis previously served as Environmental Coordinator in the Sanitation Bureau and GIS Coordinator in the Engineering Department.

She earned her master’s degree in city planning from Georgia Institute of Technology, and bachelor’s degree from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn.




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