Mayor James J. Fiorentini > Press Release

July 23, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Mayor Announces Andrew Herlihy as New Chief of Staff

Mayor James J. Fiorentini announced today that he has selected Andrew K. Herlihy as his next Chief of Staff. Herlihy replaces current Chief of Staff Ted Van Nahl upon his retirement next month. Mayor Fiorentini said:

“Andrew did a terrific job as Brownfield's Coordinator for the City of Haverhill. As coordinator, he brought in hundreds of thousands of grant money for the City. Andrew has a vast knowledge of government programs and grants and I am very confident of his abilities. “

Herlihy, 35, has been the Manager of the City’s EPA Brownfield’s Assessment Grant, which has leveraged $1,000,000 in environmental funds used for several major economic development projects in the City, including the Forest City project and the new downtown parking garage.

A Bradford native, Herlihy is the son of retired Haverhill District Court Judge Kevin M. Herlihy of Lawrence and Kay Norling-Herlihy of Bradford, a recently retired Haverhill High School teacher. Andrew graduated from Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, received a BA from Villanova University in Pennsylvania and a Masters in Public Affairs from the John W. McCormack Institute at UMass-Boston

“I’m excited and thrilled to accept this huge responsibility. I have some large shoes to fill in terms of replacing Ted Van Nahl,” Herlihy stated. “Hopefully, I can help keep the City moving forward under the Mayor’s solid leadership. This is an historic period for the City, as progress is being made on several fronts that will have lasting impact on improving the quality of life here.”

Previously, Herlihy was a Workforce Development Specialist at Northern Essex Community College as well as a former Regional Industry Manager for the Merrimack Valley Workforce Investment Board in Lawrence under former Executive Director Shaw Rosen. He also served as a Legislative Aide for State Representative Brian S. Dempsey [D-Haverhill].

Herlihy, lives in Reading with his wife Gina and son Dylan, nearly 3. The couple is expecting another child in October.