(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh mayoral candidate Corey O’Connor speaks at a candidate’s forum held at Perry Traditional Academy in Pittsburgh, April, 24,. 2025. (AP Photo/ Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The newly elected Pittsburgh mayor Corey O’Connor started building his administration today when he announced this morning that he not only named Dan Gilman will be his chief of staff but also announced his intention to nominate Sheldon Williams as his Director of Public Safety. O’Connor, a forty-year-old Democrat and the son of the late former Pittsburgh mayor Bob O’Connor, will take office in January of 2026 after defeating Republican Tony Moreno in a mayoral election on Tuesday. Gilman is serving currently as the Chief of Staff to the President of Duquesne University, Ken Gormley, after Gilman served in several city government positions prior to his current role. Williams has spent 13 years with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and he was both a member of the SWAT team and bomb squad with an expertise in tactics and explosives during his career in law enforcement. Williams is also only one of a few officers to achieve certification in all areas of public safety, including fire, hazmat, and EMS.