Yonkers Insider: For Immediate Release: ***NEWS RELEASE***: YONKERS MAYOR SPANO APPOINTS NEW COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT AND RECRUITING OFFICER.

 

Effie Phillips, City of Yonkers Community Advancement & Recruitment Officer

(Photo Credit: Maurice Mercado/City of Yonkers)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

YONKERS MAYOR SPANO APPOINTS NEW COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT AND RECRUITING OFFICER.

 

Community Member & Job Readiness Trainer Effie Phillips to Lead Yonkers Diversity & Equity Recruitment Efforts.

 

YONKERS, NY – July 7, 2025 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced his appointment of community member and job readiness trainer Effie Phillips as the City’s new Community Advancement and Recruitment Officer. Phillips will serve as a strategic advisor on equity-related hiring practices and strategies to attract, hire, and retain a diverse municipal workforce.

 

"In Yonkers, equity and inclusion are not just values—they are action steps,” said Mayor Spano. “I am confident Effie’s expertise as a job readiness trainer and active community volunteer will continue to diversify Yonkers’ talented workforce and best reflect the community in which we serve.”

 

Phillips will work closely with the Mayor’s Office, Human Resources, department leaders, and community stakeholders to ensure equity is embedded throughout the City’s recruitment and community outreach efforts.

 

Effie Phillips stated, “I knew I always wanted to make a difference in Yonkers. This opportunity, working alongside Mayor Spano and his team, will make that possible. Yonkers, let’s continue be the change we want to see in the world!”

 

Effie Phillips joins the City of Yonkers with 20 years of case management experience with job placement, human resources and community program oversight. Recently, Phillips served as an Election Inspector Coordinator for the Westchester County Board of Elections, where she trained poll inspectors and monitored human resource information and documentation. Previously, she worked for U.S. Congressman Eliot Engel in which she managed constituent services and local issues for the Congressional district. Additionally, Phillips was a case manager and job readiness trainer for the Urban League of Westchester and Westhab. As a community leader, Phillips is the Vice President of the National Council of Negro Women-Hudson Valley Section, a lifetime member of NAACP, Yonkers Branch and member of the Yonkers African American Heritage Committee. Phillips attended Mercy College where she studied Organizational Management.