Memphis COO to lead MLGW
Chandell Ryan to become new city COO
Memphis COO Doug McGowen spoke at Overton Park in Midtown in June 2022. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
Doug McGowen has been COO since Mayor Jim Strickland took office in 2016. With council confirmation, Chandell Ryan would become the first woman to run city government on a day-to-day basis.
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