Mayor James J. Fiorentini > Press Release

For Immediate Release, October 18, 2006

 Nancy Murphy Named As Assistant Emergency Management Director

Mayor James J. Fiorentini today announced that Nancy Murphy of Haverhill has been named as the new Assistant Emergency Management Director for the City. Ms. Murphy fills a position that has been vacant for over one year.

As Deputy Emergency Management Director Ms. Murphy will assist the Emergency Management Director, James Michitson and will take charge of establishing the City’s medical reserve corps.

In making the announcement, Mayor James Fiorentini stressed that the City of Haverhill continues to plan and prepare for emergencies which may occur in the City:

“Last year’s flood shows that the City of Haverhill was and is prepared for emergency. Our emergency management plan is filed with the State and was updated as of this year. We were one of the first communities in the state to establish a Pandemic Flu Task Force. We continue to plan and to prepare.

Nancy Murphy has years of experience in the emergency management field. She has worked for the State of Massachusetts, for the American Red Cross and most recently Governor Mitt Romney’s office. She is an expert on grant writing and we believe her assistance will help us in obtaining additional grants for the City of Haverhill.

The City of Haverhill welcomes Nancy Murphy to our team.”