City of Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced the appointment of Tori Townsend to constituent relations coordinator. Townsend, who started her career in city government as a Syracuse Police Department community service officer, will be responsible for responding to constituent requests and preparing correspondence on behalf of the office of the mayor.

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Townsend will also plan, manage and deliver special projects related to Cityline operations, a platform for reporting non-emergency problems to the city. In addition, she will support initiatives such as adopt-a-block clean-ups and neighborhood power walks, which occur throughout city neighborhoods in the warm weather months to provide door-to-door correspondence with constituents.

Townsend serves as the mayor’s office liaison to the mayor’s LGBTQ+ advisory board. In addition to her role with the mayor’s office, Townsend works as a volunteer with the police department’s Police Athletic League.

Townsend received her associate degree in science from Onondaga Community College.

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