Anne Williams-Isom | |
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Deputy Mayor of New York City for Health and Human Services | |
Assumed office January 1, 2022 | |
Mayor | Eric Adams |
Preceded by | Melanie Hartzog |
Acting First Deputy Mayor of New York City | |
In office October 8, 2024[1][2][3] | |
Mayor | Eric Adams |
Preceded by | Sheena Wright |
Succeeded by | Maria Torres-Springer |
Personal details | |
Born | Anne Williams November 17, 1964 Queens, New York City, U.S. |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Fordham University Columbia Law School |
Occupation | Government official, academic, lawyer, nonprofit executive |
Anne Williams-Isom (born November 17, 1964) is an American government official, academic, lawyer and former nonprofit executive who has been serving as New York City deputy mayor for Health and Human Services since January 2022. She also served as acting First Deputy Mayor of New York City for a few hours in the morning on October 8, 2024 immediately following the formal resignation and departure of Sheena Wright from the office of First Deputy Mayor of New York City until the formal appointment of Maria Torres-Springer to that office in the afternoon that same day in accordance with Executive Order 45 released on September 26, 2024 by Mayor Eric Adams.[4][5][6] Williams-Isom holds the James R. Dumpson chair of child welfare studies at Fordham Graduate School of Social Service. She was the chief operating officer and later the chief executive officer of the Harlem Children's Zone.