Brenda Hatfield
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Dr. Brenda Ann Garibaldi Hatfield (born July 26, 1943) is the current Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the City of New Orleans under the administration of Mayor C. Ray Nagin.
Nagin Administration
Dr. Hatfield was appointed to the position of CAO just two weeks prior to the largest weather related disaster in United States history, Hurricane Katrina. Earlier she served as Director of Intergovernmental Relations for Mayor Nagin. When over 80% of the city was flooded by storm water, Dr. Hatfield as CAO immediately established a temporary base of operation in Baton Rouge for essential city personnel to begin the monumental task of coordinating emergency relief funding for the citizens and government of New Orleans. When the immediate crisis was over, Dr. Hatfield led a team of key personnel to quickly amend the city’s budget to reflect a totally devastated revenue base.
Since Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Hatfield has worked side-by-side with Mayor Nagin to establish the Office of Recovery, worked with the city’s Homeland Security to build an Office of Emergency Preparedness, and worked with the Sanitation Director to collect thousands of tons of hurricane debris and to provide new trash collection services to residents and businesses. In 2007, she garnered the services of Public Financial Management, Inc. (PFM) to reform the city’s entire budget process by Budgeting for Outcomes.
Professional and Academic Achievements
Prior to joining the City of New Orleans, Dr. Hatfield served as Director of Governmental Affairs and Local Programming for Cox Communications and managed the award-winning Cox 10 productions and programming department. Over 18 years she worked in the New Orleans Public School System as Director of Instructional Media, Technology and Communications. She also held management positions in the public library systems of New Orleans and Hamilton, Ontario Canada. Her career began as Spanish teacher in New Orleans and Washington, D.C.
Dr. Hatfield holds a Ph.D. in Education from LSU, a master’s degree in Library Science from the University of Toronto and a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Social Studies Education from the University of New Orleans. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Politics, Loyola University. She also studied at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Howard University, Xavier University and University of Southern Mississippi. Throughout her career, Dr. Hatfield has been recognized for academic achievement, leadership and community service.[1]
Personal
Dr. Hatfield was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to Mr. William V. Garibaldi, II, a World War II veteran and Mrs. Mary Ford Garibaldi. She is married to Charles J. Hatfield, Jr. and has two children, Eric Hatfield and Richard Hatfield.