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Mayor Makes Executive Staff Appointments
Hickenlooper Appoints Deputy Chief Of Staff And Deputy Chief Operating Officer
 Mayor John Hickenlooperannounced Friday his appointment ofAmy Mueller to the position ofdeputy chief of staff and theappointment of LaCharles Keesee IIas deputy chief operating officer,both beginning on January 2, 2007.
Mueller has served as deputy manager of the Denver Department of PublicWorks since August 2004. In her new role, Mueller will work closelywith Chief of Staff Kelly Brough to implement the City’s broadagenda, supporting the functions of the Mayor’s Office, ensuringthat long-term goals are accomplished and citywide budget goals aremet, and serving as the administration’s labor liaison. Muellerreplaces former Deputy Chief of Staff KellyBrough, who became chief ofstaff on December 1.
Keesee is currently the debt administrator for the Denver Department ofRevenue’s Treasury Division, where he has worked since April2006. In his new role, Keesee will assist Chief Operating Officer ChrisHenderson in transitioning the City’s financial structures andprocesses to the Chief Financial Officer model approved by voters inNovember. Keesee will also support city managers in the implementationof major operating improvement initiatives, expanding the use ofperformance metrics and operational reviews to drive ongoing serviceimprovements and deliver efficiencies.
“These appointments add outstanding strategic planning,management, operational and financial experience to our team that willserve Denver citizens and City employees extremely well,” Hickenlooper said. “We look forward to the ideas and energy theywill bring to our initiatives.”
Deputy Chief ofStaff: Amy K. Mueller
Amy Mueller brings management experience with a large public-sectoragency, 15 years of experience in policy, communications and governmentrelations and a strong commitment to public service to her position asdeputy chief of staff. She is currently deputy manager of the DenverDepartment of Public Works where she directs long-term planning,environmental studies, programming, policy and communications efforts.
"Amy Mueller’s dedication, knowledge and professionalism havebeen significant to the success of Denver’s Public Works,” said Public Works Manager Guillermo "Bill" Vidal. “Heroutstanding skills make her an invaluable asset to the City of Denver.While she will be greatly missed as part of the Public Works managementteam, I am delighted that she will continue her good work as the DeputyChief of Staff.”
An exceptional strategic planner and problem solver, Mueller created acitywide system to coordinate implementation of the $4.7 billionFasTracks regional transit expansion. She also coordinated theCity’s federal transportation funding requests resulting in morethan $20 million in earmarks for key Denver infrastructure projects.
Prior to joining the City of Denver, Mueller spent five years with theCity of Boulder – first as its intergovernmental coordinator andthen policy advisor to city council and the city manager, advising ontransportation, land use and other key issues. There she managedBoulder’s efforts to garner local, regional, state and federalsupport for the U.S. Highway 36 transportation corridor, a $2 billionmulti-modal project impacting numerous jurisdictions.
Mueller previously served as legislative director for Governor RoyRomer, where one of her most significant achievements was successfullynegotiating a compromise during the 1998 Special Session on legislationnecessary to return $563 million in excess revenues to taxpayers.
Before joining the public sector, Mueller worked as a state governmentrelations specialist for Lockheed Martin IMS, as a lobbyist forTomlinson & Associates, and as director of legislative affairs forthe Colorado Student Association. She received her bachelor’sdegree in political science from Colorado State University and aMasters in Public Affairs from the University of Colorado.
Deputy ChiefOperating Officer:LaCharles Keesee II
An accomplished executive with a strong background in financialmanagement, process efficiency and regulatory affairs, LaCharles KeeseeII brings proven experience with complex financial negotiations andoperations management to his new position as deputy chief operatingofficer.
In his current role as the City’s debt administrator in theDepartment of Revenue’s Treasury division, Keesee oversees thedaily management of the City’s $5 billion debt portfolio ofrevenue bonds, oversees City compliance with securities laws fortax-exempt financings, and has managed more than $1 billion offinancing transactions.
“I am thrilled to see a person of LaCharles’ caliber landsuch a prestigious position in the Mayor’s Office,” saidManager of Revenue David Hart. “LaCharles’ many talentswill be missed by the Treasury division; however, like Treasury, theentire City government will soon come to appreciate LaCharles’ ability to get things done in a high quality, professional manner.”
Before joining the City, Keesee was vice president and general managerof interconnection strategy for Level 3 Communications in Broomfield,where he developed and implemented a new department structureresponsible for generating and managing $150 million in inter-carriercompensation and negotiated inter-company commercial agreements. Keeseepreviously spent six years in multiple management capacities for ICGCommunications in Denver, including senior vice president of industryand corporate affairs and vice president of government affairs. Duringthat time, he managed inter-company compensation, regulatorycompliance, operations cost management and government affairs.
No stranger to the public sector, Keesee served as a senior policyadvisor to Governor Roy Romer, advising on economic policy issues,including banking, insurance and tax policy. Before joining the Romeradministration, he worked as a legislative assistant to U.S.Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi and a patent examinerwith the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
A volunteer firefighter with the Skyline Fire Department, Keesee holdsa bachelors degree in electrical engineering from Prairie View A&MUniversity in Texas.
Prepared by Communications Office, Denver Mayor JohnHickenlooper
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Posted on Friday, December 08, 2006
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