Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino recently appointed county Director of Real Estate Mary J. Mahon the new commissioner of the county Department of Human Resources.
Adam Rodriguez, previously the associate county attorney in the Westchester County Attorney’s office, replaces Mahon as the new director of real estate.
Mahon, who previously served as general counsel for 11 years for both the Long Island Railroad and the MTA as well as general counsel to the New York City Community Development Agency, served as the county’s real estate director since July 2010. She replaces former county human resources commissioner Kerry Oristano, who officials said left the role last year to pursue other opportunities outside county government.
Rodriguez has represented Westchester in both federal and state litigation as well as in the county’s affordable housing settlement, officials said in a release.
In the announcement, Astorino said Mahon and Rodriguez’s legal backgrounds and prior experience working for the county made them ideal candidates. Both Mahon and Rodriguez are graduates of Fordham Law School.
“Good government requires effective management, and these appointments put professionals with broad and diverse experience into two key positions of county government,” Astorino said.
