Richmond Mayor-elect Danny Avula announced dozens of additions to his transition team this week, saying he plans to use the expertise of “local community members and subject-matter experts” as he prepares to take office on Jan. 1.

“Now that we’re transitioning from campaigning to governing, I’m super excited for this amazing team to ensure we deliver on voters’ priorities and hit the ground running in January,” Avula said in a Wednesday news release. “I’m incredibly thankful for the dozens of people willing to volunteer their time, roll up their sleeves, and help build a Richmond where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.”

Avula’s team said the people assisting with the transition will prepare action plans to “define immediate steps that can be taken to quickly move the city forward.”

“Transition Team members will both dive into specific issues (like a new career technical high school, permitting processes and meals tax administration, Southside investments, and digital transformation) and explore broad issues (like affordable housing, access to care, and gun violence prevention),” Avula’s team said in the release.

The full list of people serving on the Avula transition team is as follows:

Leadership team

• Reginald “Reggie” Gordon, Richmond Memorial Health Foundation (Co-chair)
• Katherine Whitney, Warren Whitney (Co-chair)
• Dr. Thad Williamson, University of Richmond (Director)
• Sarah Carpenter
• Taikein Cooper, Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation
• Toria Edmonds-Howell, Her Newfangled Consulting
• Ruth Morrison, Richmond & Henrico Health District
• Lawson Wijesooriya 

Transition team

• Karen Booth Adams, Entrepreneur/Investor
• Laura Bateman, Bateman Consulting LLC
• Anedra Bourne, Venture Richmond
• Marland Buckner, Shockoe Institute 
• Jovan Burton, Partnership for Housing Affordability
• Del. Betsy Carr, Richmond 
• Sean Crippen, Virginia Community Voice
• Elvira De La Cruz, Latinos en Virginia LLC
• Liz Doerr, Sandbox and vice-chair of Richmond School Board 
• Olivier Faye, S.L.O.T., Inc.
• Anthony Fung, Amplitude9 and former Deputy Secretary of Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia
• Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, ChangeServant and former Chief Deputy Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia
• Kathy Glazer, Virginia Early Childhood Foundation
• Hamilton Glass, Artist 
• Tanya M. González, Sacred Heart Center
• Lori Haas, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions
• Elizabeth Hancock Greenfield, Home Building Association of Richmond
• Greta J. Harris, Better Housing Coalition (Harris serves on The Richmonder’s board of directors.)
• Kelly Harris-Braxton, Virginia First Cities Coalition
• Michael Herring, former Commonwealth’s Attorney and partner, McGuireWoods
• Chris Hilbert, former City Council President 
• Karen Legato, Health Brigade
• Kevin Liu, restaurant owner/operator
• Christina Mastroianni, ChamberRVA
• Zakia McKensey, Nationz Foundation
• Shekinah Mitchell, BonSecours Mercy
• Rupa Murthy, YWCA Richmond
• Katherine O’Donnell, Richmond Region Tourism
• William J. “Bill” Pantele, former City Council President 
• Charles Skelly, IBEW Local 666
• Lisa Sims, Venture Richmond
• Emily Smith, 1708 Gallery
• Nancy Thomas, InUnison
• Faith Walker, RVA Rapid Transit
• Amy Wentz, The Commonwealth Institute and Southside ReLeaf
• Janet Woodka, Manchester Alliance and Friends of the James River Park