FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 7, 2021
New Director of Community and Human Services for Hastings County
(Belleville) Hastings County Warden Rick Phillips along with Deputy Warden Bonnie Adams and chair of Hastings County’s Community and Human Services Committee announced today the hiring of Ms. Suzanne Ritchie Raymond as the new Director of the department. Ms. Ritchie Raymond will be replacing Erin Rivers who is retiring from the Director’s position. Ms. Ritchie Raymond’s first day of work at the County will be on June 7, 2021 allowing for short period of transition before Director Rivers’ last day of work on June 23, 2021.
Quotes:
“We are thrilled that Ms. Ritchie Raymond will be joining us here at the County. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience gained over her long municipal career. That knowledge will be critically important for us as we navigate the many changes coming in the way we deliver services to our clients.”
–Bonnie Adams,Deputy Warden of Hastings County
“While we are so pleased to be welcoming Ms. Ritchie Raymond to our staff family here at the County I want to express our sincere gratitude to retiring Director Rivers. Her service and dedication have been at the highest professional standard possible in our view and we will miss her. County Council will be properly recognizing her service at our council meeting on June 24, 2021.”
–Rick Phillips, Warden of Hastings County
“I am excited about becoming a part of an organization like Hastings County which is so clearly focused on providing the highest quality of service to the people it serves. I share the County’s simple and straightforward goal helping people and supporting communities. I look forward to becoming a part of a very strong senior management team lead by CAO Pine and working with all of the elected officials on County Council and the Joint Committee.”
–Suzanne Ritchie Raymond, Incoming Director of Community and Human Services for Hastings County.
