Mayor-elect Helena Moreno announced the four co-chairs that will lead her transition effort on Wednesday, drawing on allies with experience in both the public and private sector as she lays the groundwork for her administration less than three months before taking office.

The co-chairs include Cedric Richmond, former Congressman and senior advisor to President Joe Biden; Desiree Charbonnet, former Orleans Parish Municipal Court judge who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2017; Ryan Berger, a real estate developer; and Emily Arata, vice president of community affairs at Ochsner Health Systems and former longtime aide to Mayor Mitch Landrieu.

Moreno has spared no time since winning Saturday's primary election in preparing to take office. She officially kicked off her transition Monday

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