Philly’s 100th Mayor

Listen live on WHYY 90.9 FM as Parker is sworn in as the first woman to lead Philadelphia and lays out her plans for the next four years.

Tiffany Thurman, a government affairs executive at a non-profit group, was named as chief of staff.

The group, Parker referred to as her “kitchen cabinet,” will come up with the structure for the future of Philadelphia’s government.

Philadelphia is an old city with a “strong foundation,” and some business owners say Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker’s opportunity to change the economy is now.

Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker joined current Mayor Kenney to unveil her plans to shift from campaign mode to running the city.

Parker easily beat her Republican rival David Oh, in a city where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 7-to-1.