Josefa Madrigal, a former Bloomington police officer and current city employee, will become chief of staff Friday for Mayor John Hamilton.
The position has been vacant since Kaisa Goodman became Hamilton’s public engagement director earlier this year.
Goodman’s shift was one of several staffing changes announced by the mayor’s office after Don Griffin, former deputy mayor, resigned to focus on his mayoral campaign.
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The chief of staff’s responsibilities include overseeing the mayor’s office operations; providing professional assistance to the mayor and deputy mayor; and collaborating with city leadership on major projects, strategic planning and policy and budget implementation, according to a news release from the city.
Madrigal’s salary is $62,000 annually.
Madrigal has lived in Bloomington for 20 years and is originally from northwest Indiana. She graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree and later worked as a police officer for the IU and Bloomington police departments. She has served as a domestic violence survivor’s advocate.
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For the last six years, Madrigal has served as the Latino Outreach Coordinator for the Department of Community and Family Resources.
Hamilton has said he will not seek a third term in office. Candidates running for mayor include Griffin; Susan Sandberg, an at-large representative on Bloomington City Council; and Kerry Thomson, the executive director of IU’s Center for Rural Engagement.
