Elaine K. Ficarra joins the Mayor’s staff after a long career in journalism, communications and marketing. As Director of Communications, Ms. Ficarra serves as the Mayor’s point of contact for the news media, and is responsible for day-to-day, as well as long-term communications strategy, both internal and external, for the Administration.

Prior to joining the Mayor’s staff, she was the Features Editor at the Connecticut Post and was Manager of Employee Communications at People’s Bank, now People’s United Bank. Most recently, she served as the Director of Marketing & Communications for the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven, a 15-day annual festival that attracts more than 100,000 people to New Haven for a variety of performances, discussions and tours.