HOBOKEN – Daniel Bryan, the chief of staff to Mayor Dawn Zimmer, will resign to pursue a new position as a senior member of the public affairs team at Beckerman Public Relations in Hackensack.
After serving on Zimmer’s mayoral election campaign in 2009, Bryan was hired as her confidential aide, and later became her chief of staff. His raises were a source of controversy before the Hoboken City Council. In five years at City Hall, Bryan’s salary jumped from $35,000 to $65,000.
Prior to entering politics, Bryan was a Technology Communications Manager at Hackensack University Medical Center.
“Dan has been a key member of my team from the beginning and has played an important role in all that we have achieved,” said Mayor Zimmer. “I am confident that he will be as much of an asset in his new position as he has been to the City of Hoboken. Dan has played a critical role both in the day to day business of the city and in helping to manage the many crises our city has faced. He has become a good friend both to me and to his colleagues in City Hall. We wish him the very best in his new career.”
“I want to thank Mayor Zimmer for putting her trust in me to serve as Chief of Staff to her and her administration over the past five and a half years,” said Bryan. “I’m proud of all that we’ve achieved, and I know that the Zimmer administration has many great accomplishments still on the horizon. I’d also like to thank the entire Hoboken community for the ability to work together to make our City better.”
Zimmer chief of staff jumping to private sector
