 SAN DIEGO, CA (October 31, 2013)<br /> <br /> –<br /> Interim Mayor Todd Gloria announced two key leadership hires on Thursday, promoting Stacey LoMedico to assistant chief operating officer and bringing back Mary Lewis as chief financial officer.<br />LoMedico has served as the city’s Park and Recreation director since 2007 and has worked for the city for<br />three decades. Lewis, who served as chief financial officer during the Sanders administration, returns to<br />the city after having served as chief financial officer for the San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System<br />(SDCERS) for the past 1 ½ years.<br />LoMedico has worked for the city since she served as an intern with the city’s Equal Op<br />portunity Contracting Liaison Department in 1985. Since then, she has steadily worked her way up through the organization. She began working for the Park and Recreation Department as a grants administrator in 1994 and was named deputy director in 2005, then promoted to director in 2007. She holds a Bachelor of  Arts degree in public administration from San Diego State University.<br />“Stacey’s career with the city has been simply remarkable,”<br />Gloria said<br />. “I don’t think I’m<br />exaggerating when I say she has been<br />the world’s best Park and Recreation Director. Her<br />command of operational detail is extraordinary. And beyond those skills, she has a gift for being<br />able to relate to people. These talents will serve both her and the city well in her new position.”<br /> <br /> As the CFO of SDCERS, Lewis oversaw the finances of an organization that serves 20,000 members and<br />manages assets of more than $6 billion. Before that, she was the city’s first chief financial officer to serve<br />in the new strong-mayor form of government. Prior positions include serving as CFO/COO of Alliance Healthcare Foundation and holding senior management positions for several other healthcare companies. She is a member of the California Committee on Municipal Accounting.<br />She holds a Master’s Degree in Business from Columbia University and a Master’s of Arts in English Literature from the University of<br />Missouri.<br />“Mary is the consummate professional,”<br />Gloria said<br />. “Her competent leadership was one of the<br />reasons the city was able to emerge from the past<br />decade’s financial problems in relatively<br /> solid shape.<br />I have complete faith in her ability to steer this city in a prudent financial direction.” 