City Councilman Greg Stanton has announced the hiring of Kelly Dalton to the council office’s chief of staff position.

Dalton is a fourth-generation Arizonan and a University of Arizona graduate. She has worked as a government affairs professional for the Washington, D.C. firm B&D Sagamore, where she served as assistant vice president on the firm's communities practice, representing local governments and other public sector clients. Her duties also included communicating priorities to members of Congress. Dalton returned home to Arizona to work as the lead staff person for the city of Goodyear mayor and city council, where she focused on community outreach initiatives, strategic planning efforts and policy development.

“Kelly’s experience on the federal and local levels will benefit the people of District 6,” said Stanton. “I am excited to work with her on serving the community through hard work, policy planning and new initiatives.”

Dalton replaces Marc Thornton who moved to a position in the city's Planning Department. District 6 includes Ahwatukee Foothills, Arcadia, the Biltmore area and north central Phoenix.