Mapleton’s new director of finance has experience working for municipal, medical and charitable organizations.
Yufang Du was officially appointed to the position, which has been vacant since last August when former finance director Mike Givens left to take a similar post with the Township of Wellington North, at the May 14 council meeting.
Du, who was born in China, moved to the United States in 1997 to continue her education there. She later worked in the financial department of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland as an accountant.
She moved to Windsor in 2000, where she worked for Delloite and Touche Inc, before taking a post as finance director for the Canadian Mental Health Association.
In 2003, she joined the staff of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent as a financial analyst.
The position in Mapleton “is a good opportunity,” said Du, adding she is looking forward to being involved in all aspects of the municipality’s finance department.
Du, who has been on the job since April 24, said she is already enjoying the experience.
“I have a good team here and everyone is so nice,” she stated.
Du currently lives in Waterloo and plans to move to Mapleton after selling her house in Chatham-Kent.
Council passed a bylaw at the May 14 meeting, appointing Du as director of finance and deputy tax collector.
