Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins is wasting no time building the team that will guide her administration from day one.

Her early hires signal a reform-minded approach aimed at bringing stability and responsiveness to City Hall. She’s tasked them with shaping a 100-day agenda centered on affordability, public safety, climate resilience and restoring public confidence in city government.

At the top of the list is longtime public servant Maggie Fernandez as Chief of Staff. Higgins described Fernandez as an indispensable partner in her county-level work and a leader who “knows how to cut through bureaucracy, build strong teams, and keep government focused on residents.”

Fernandez has served as Higgins’ Chief of Staff on the Miami-Dade County Commission since her 2018 upset election

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