City Council:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK
RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE AND
LEADERSHIP OF LIEUTENANT KRISTA MANN
Whereas, the great City of Mount Vernon, NY, joins together to recognize the service and leadership of KRISTA MANN; and
Whereas, KRISTA MANN has been with the Mount Vernon Police Officer for over nineteen years, where she has held positions in Patrol, Street Task Force, Intelligence Unit, Internal Affairs, and the Detective Division; and
Whereas, KRISTA MANN, in 2019, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, becoming the first African American woman to hold that rank in the Mount Vernon Police Department and the first African American woman to hold that rank in all of Westchester County. Lieutenant Mann previously was the Executive Officer of the Detective Division, making her the first African American female to have an executive supervisor position in the Division. Lieutenant Mann is currently the Commanding Officer of the Wellness Division; and
Whereas, the mother of three and former social worker has always been a public servant committed to the community. KRISTA MANN’S commitment to community engagement is immortalized by the legacy of Operation BUILD, an after-school program with a mission to build the self-esteem of middle school-aged girls. She has also worked with the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau as a facilitator to their GEMS program for empowering girls and young women; and
Whereas, we are proud of Lieutenant Mann and excited that she is being honored tonight by Y-COP with the Educator of the Year Award for her years of public and community service to the City of Mount Vernon; Now, Therefore, be it
Resolved, that the City Council joins with the citizens of the City of Mount Vernon, NY, the many colleagues, and the countless lives of the people she has positively impacted in recognition of KRISTA MANN. We thank you for all that you have done, and we thank you for your continuous work. You are a beacon of positivity our young people can model and proudly aspire to be.