[StBernard] St. Bernard Parish Government announces A new Finance Director and Housing & Redevelopment Coordinator

[Westley Annis]

St. Bernard Parish Government announces a new Finance Director and Housing &
Redevelopment Coordinator

 

St. Bernard Parish Government is pleased to announce that Ross Gonzales will
become the Director of Finance effective December 17, 2012. Gonzales has a
BS in accounting from the University of New Orleans and has been a Certified
Public Accountant for over thirty years.  He replaces Beverly Gariepy, who
recently accepted a position with St. Tammany Parish. Gonzales has served as
the Housing and Redevelopment Coordinator for St. Bernard Parish Government
since January 2012.

 

Gonzales will be replaced by Dr. James Pittman, who previously worked as a
public administration professor at Southern University of New Orleans and as
a division director for the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Dr.
Pittman has a Ph.D. in public policy and a master's degree in business
administration from Jackson State University, as well as a BS in business
administration from the University of Southern Mississippi. The Office of
Housing and Redevelopment administers a number of social services programs
in St. Bernard Parish.