Paula Boggs Muething (born circa 1975) is a Japanese-American lawyer.[1] She became Cincinnati's first Asian-American city manager and the second woman to be appointed to the role in 2020.[1][2][3][4]
Paula Boggs Muething | |
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| Born | 1975  |
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| Occupation | Lawyer, city manager (2020–2022) |
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Personal life
editMuething was born circa 1975 and grew up in Harlan, Kentucky.[1][4] Her mother was a Japanese immigrant and her father worked in the military and was from Harlan, Kentucky.[1][4] She is married to lawyer Brian Muething.[5] She was diagnosed with breast cancer.[4]
Education
editShe earned a Bachelor of Art in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Kentucky.[6]
In 2003, Muething graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where she studied in the Human Rights program.[1][7] John Cranley - who would go on to become Cincinnati's Mayor - was one of her professors at the University of Cincinnati.[1] While she was a law student she was a Human Rights Fellow and a member of the editorial board of the Law Review.[1] She became a member of the Kentucky Bar Association on October 17, 2003.[8] She had studied community land reform initiatives at the Harvard Kennedy School's Executive Education program.[6]
Career
editShe worked as an associate attorney at the Cincinnati-based corporate law firm Keating Muething & Klekamp.[1]
In April 2014, Muething was appointed as General Counsel for the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority.[1][9] She was a member of the board of trustees for the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati in 2014.[10][11]
From 2014 to 2020, Muething was Cincinnati's city solicitor.[1][6] City Manager Harry Black hired her in 2014.[12][13] In June 2020, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley appointed her as the interim city manager after Patrick Duhaney resigned, making her the first Asian-American and second woman to be appointed to the role.[1][12] On October 15, 2020, Cincinnati City Council officially made her the permanent city manager.[12] In 2020, Muething and her husband chaired an event for University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music's annual benefit event.[14]
In December 2021, Muething resigned from her role as city manager and officially ended her term on January 19, 2022.[12] The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that the resignation was "not a mutual parting" between Muething and the newly elected mayor Aftab Pureval.[12] Pureval appointed John Curp as Muething's successor.[12]
In 2022, Muething became the vice president of legal affairs for FC Cincinnati.[15] She would later become FC Cincinnati's Chief Legal & Administrative Officer.[16] That same year, she was appointed to the Dean's advisory board for the University of Cincinnati College of Law.[7]
In 2023, she became the board president of the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Coolidge, Sharon. "Meet Paula Boggs Muething – Cincinnati's first Asian American and second female city manager". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Staff, CityBeat. "Mayor Cranley Selects Paula Boggs Muething for Official City Manager Position". Cincinnati CityBeat. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Staff, CityBeat. "Cincinnati City Council Approves Paula Boggs Muething as Acting City Manager". Cincinnati CityBeat. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ a b c d "City manager Paula Boggs Muething faced many obstacles on her way to the top, credits strong family". WCPO 9 Cincinnati. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ 2017 Annual Report. Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati pg. 7. http://www.lasswo.org/wp-content/uploads/LA-Annual-Report17.pdf
- ^ a b c "Cincinnati's Next Solicitor Appointed". www.cincinnati-oh.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ a b Ruma, Nicholas (2022-07-06). "New members appointed to UC Law Dean's Advisory Board". UC News. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Paula Boggs Muething - Kentucky Bar Association". www.kybar.org. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Resolution No. 2012-04. https://www.cincinnatiport.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf_batch/Board%20Resolutions/2012/2012-04%20Resolution%20Appointing%20New%20Assistant%20Secretary.pdf
- ^ a b "Paula Boggs Muething Takes the Reins." Ohio Access to Justice Foundation. 12 September 2023. https://www.ohiojusticefoundation.org/paula-boggs-muething-takes-the-reins/
- ^ 2014 Annual Report: Strengthening Communities. Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati & Legal Aid Society of Southwest, Ohio LLC. http://www.lasswo.org/wp-content/uploads/LEGAL-AID-ANNUAL-REPORT1.pdf
- ^ a b c d e f Coolidge, Sharon. "City Manager Paula Boggs Muething resigns; Pureval to launch a national search". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Coolidge, Sharon. "Meet the newest bosses at City Hall". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Makers, Movers and (2020-02-12). "Moveable Feast: a multi-course banquet of CCM's talent". Movers & Makers. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Watkins, Steve (3 May 2022). "FC Cincinnati makes prominent additions to senior leadership team". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ fccincinnati. "FC Cincinnati". fccincinnati. Retrieved 2023-11-18.