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Las Vegas City Council Ratifies Two New Department Directors
New Directors Chosen For Economic & Urban Development And Finance
At today’s meeting, the Las Vegas City Council unanimously ratified two new department directors. Dina Babsky is the new director of the city’s Department of Economic & Urban Development and Gayle Lloyd-Leakos is the new director of the Finance Department. City Manager Mike Janssen selected both for the positions.
Babsky previously served as the deputy director of Economic & Urban Development and was serving as the acting director. She joined the city of Las Vegas in 2017 and worked as a strategic initiatives manager supporting the city’s executive leadership team. Prior to joining the city, Babsky was a technology project manager for the city of Henderson and has private sector experience working as the director of finance for ITT Technical Institute in Henderson.
In her new role, Babsky is responsible for business attraction, expansion and retention as well as redevelopment within the city. Her department plays a key role in working to diversify the local economy, which is one of the City Council’s top three priorities.
Babsky is a certified public manager and received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Texas A&M University and a Master of Science degree in information systems management from UNLV.
Lloyd-Leakos has been with the city of Las Vegas for 20 years and most recently served as the deputy director of the Finance Department, as well as acting director. During her time at the city, Lloyd-Leakos has held roles in accounting operations, strategic planning and the Innovation and Technologies Department. She graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in finance.
As director of the Finance Department, Lloyd-Leakos leads a team that focuses on accounting, budgeting, purchasing and contracts.
During her tenure with the Finance Department, the city has consistently been recognized for its accounting, reporting and audit standards while managing an annual budget of more than $2.2 billion.
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