(File Photo: Source for Photo: Photo Corutesy of the Allegheny County Controller, Posted on Facebook on February 25th, 2026, Caption for Photo: Allegheny County Department of Human Services Director Erin Dalton on Oct. 3, 2025.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New York City, NY) Allegheny County Director of Human Services Erin Dalton will begin working in a new position in New York City. According to officials today, Dalton will join New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration as Commissioner of the Department of Social Services for New York City, which is the nation’s largest social services department. Dalton has served for 18 years at the Allegheny County Department of Human Services.