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August 7, 2024

Elicker names new budget director, tax collector for New Haven

Google New Haven City Hall
By Hanna Snyder Gambini

Mayor Justin Elicker has named two new executives to New Haven’s finance teams.

Shannon McCue is the new budget director and Karen Gauthier has been named  tax collector.

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Shannon McCue, left, and Karen Gauthier

McCue will be responsible for coordinating, planning, developing, preparing, executing and monitoring the implementation of the city’s annual budget. Historically, the budget director also serves as the mayor’s principal advisor on budgetary strategy, financial forecasting, and ensuring the city’s current and long-range financial direction and health.  

McCue has more than 18 years of financial expertise and leadership, having worked on municipal finance and budgets in both the public and private sector, including as a senior budget analyst with the New York City Office of Management and Budget. 

She later worked at Moody’s, US Bank, and most recently served as a senior director at Fitch Ratings Agency. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Washington and a master’s in urban affairs from Hunter College.
 
She replaces Michael Gormany who retired in April.
 
Gauthier, as tax collector, will be responsible for planning, organizing, billing and administering municipal taxes. She is a certified Connecticut municipal collector and brings more than a dozen years of municipal tax collection experience to the position. She began her public sector career as tax collector clerk for the town of Colchester and later worked as a financial assistant for the town of Groton. 
Most recently, she served as the tax collector for the town of Montville. 

She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Rhode Island and a master’s in education from Sacred Heart University.
 
She replaces roles held by Maurine Villani who retired in January, and Deputy Tax Collector Tamara Kirby who served as acting tax collector until a permanent replacement was identified. 
 

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