<node id="616655">
  <nid>616655</nid>
  <type>news</type>
  <uid>
    <user id="34652"><![CDATA[34652]]></user>
  </uid>
  <created>1548122265</created>
  <changed>1551078503</changed>
  <title><![CDATA[Fatimot Ladipo Appointed as New Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Atlanta]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Former School of Public Policy alumni,&nbsp;Fatimot Ladipo was recently appointed by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms as the new director of Intergovernmental Affairs. In Fatimot&#39;s new role, she will oversee the City of Atlanta&#39;s state and federal governemnt affairs team along with the the legislative team which represents the Mayor&#39;s administration before Atlanta City Council. Fatimot&#39;s appointment is effective immediately.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Fatimot Ladipo has over 15 years of experience in government and community affairs, including several years focused on education legislative issues. She&nbsp;recently served as Regional Director for External Affairs for AT&amp;T. At AT&amp;T, Fatimot was where she was responsible for advancing the company&rsquo;s legislative and regulatory agenda at the local and state level. She also served as the&nbsp;Executive Director of Government Relations for Kennesaw State University (KSU). Ladipo is a member of the School of Public Policy Advisory Board.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Fatimot&#39;s appontment is effective immediately.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/11896/672">Click here</a> to read Mayor Bottoms&#39; statement on Fatimot&#39;s appointment.&nbsp;</p>
]]></body>
  <field_subtitle>
    <item>
      <value><![CDATA[]]></value>
    </item>
  </field_subtitle>
  <field_dateline>
    <item>
      <value>2019-01-21T00:00:00-05:00</value>
      <timezone><![CDATA[America/New_York]]></timezone>
    </item>
  </field_dateline>
  <field_summary_sentence>
    <item>
      <value><![CDATA[Fatimot Ladipo, an alum of the School of Public Policy was recently appointed as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.]]></value>
    </item>
  </field_summary_sentence>
  <field_summary>
    <item>
      <value><![CDATA[]]></value>
    </item>
  </field_summary>
  <field_media>
          <item>
        <nid>
          <node id="616654">
            <nid>616654</nid>
            <type>image</type>
            <title><![CDATA[Fatimot Ladipo]]></title>
            <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
                          <field_image>
                <item>
                  <fid>234704</fid>
                  <filename><![CDATA[Fatimot Lapido.jpg]]></filename>
                  <filepath><![CDATA[/sites/default/files/images/Fatimot%20Lapido.jpg]]></filepath>
                  <file_full_path><![CDATA[http://hg.gatech.edu//sites/default/files/images/Fatimot%20Lapido.jpg]]></file_full_path>
                  <filemime>image/jpeg</filemime>
                  <image_740><![CDATA[]]></image_740>
                  <image_alt><![CDATA[]]></image_alt>
                </item>
              </field_image>
            
                      </node>
        </nid>
      </item>
      </field_media>
  <field_contact_email>
    <item>
      <email><![CDATA[]]></email>
    </item>
  </field_contact_email>
  <field_location>
    <item>
      <value><![CDATA[]]></value>
    </item>
  </field_location>
  <field_contact>
    <item>
      <value><![CDATA[]]></value>
    </item>
  </field_contact>
  <field_sidebar>
    <item>
      <value><![CDATA[]]></value>
    </item>
  </field_sidebar>
  <field_boilerplate>
    <item>
      <nid><![CDATA[]]></nid>
    </item>
  </field_boilerplate>
  <!--  TO DO: correct to not conflate categories and news room topics  -->
  <!--  Disquisition: it's funny how I write these TODOs and then never
         revisit them. It's as though the act of writing the thing down frees me
         from the responsibility to actually solve the problem. But what can I
         say? There are more problems than there's time to solve.  -->
  <links_related> </links_related>
  <files> </files>
  <og_groups>
          <item>1289</item>
      </og_groups>
  <og_groups_both>
      </og_groups_both>
  <field_categories>
      </field_categories>
  <core_research_areas>
          <term tid="39511"><![CDATA[Public Service, Leadership, and Policy]]></term>
      </core_research_areas>
  <field_news_room_topics>
      </field_news_room_topics>
  <links_related>
      </links_related>
  <files>
      </files>
  <og_groups>
          <item>1289</item>
      </og_groups>
  <og_groups_both>
          <item><![CDATA[School of Public Policy]]></item>
      </og_groups_both>
  <field_keywords>
          <item>
        <tid>1134</tid>
        <value><![CDATA[City of Atlanta]]></value>
      </item>
          <item>
        <tid>180255</tid>
        <value><![CDATA[Director of Intergovernmental Affairs]]></value>
      </item>
      </field_keywords>
  <field_userdata><![CDATA[]]></field_userdata>
</node>
