Two years after settling into the city manager’s position in St. Thomas, Sandra Datars Bere is on the move up Wellington Road to London as that city’s CAO.
The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon and Mayor Joe Preston admits they have big shoes to fill.
A search for a new city manager in London has been a year-long process.
And for Datars Bere, it is a return to her home, where she was the former housing and social services head.
Preston had nothing but praise for her leadership role here.
London Mayor Josh Morgan said the hiring of Datars-Bere came after a national search following the announcement last year current city manager Lynne Livingstone was to retire in mid-March.
In a release she noted, “I know that under the city’s dedicated elected officials and committed leadership and staff teams that there will be continued success and a bright future.”
Datars Bere previously served as the director of social services in St. Thomas from 2006 through 2010.
She will remain at city hall until the end of April.
