Emily Saltzman

Emily Saltzman has served as Deputy Director of Operations for Westchester County since 1/1/2018. In this role, Saltzman manages approximately 30 County departments and offices overseeing budgets, senior staffing and programmatic initiatives.

During the COVID pandemic, Emily and the County Operations team led the local response to this crisis by developing programs, managing the community health response and creating initiatives to assist food pantries, nonprofit organizations, religious institutions and small businesses during this unprecedented crisis. Saltzman has led an ongoing internal review of Nonprofit contracting practices and works closely with nonprofit organizations and key other stakeholders in the County.

A graduate of Dartmouth College with a Master’s in Public Administration from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Saltzman began her career in Washington, D.C. and served as Vice President, Marketing and Community Relations of NYS Homes and Community Renewal, Director of Community Affairs for Governor Andrew Cuomo, and in roles at the NYC Council, the administration of Governor Mario M. Cuomo, and a government relations firm.

A proud 2017 Leadership Westchester graduate, Saltzman and her family have lived in Westchester County since 2000. Locally she has volunteered for Mamaroneck Schools, local food security programs, the Town of Mamaroneck Environmental Committee and as an alumni interviewer for Dartmouth College. She also serves on the Westchester County Local Development Corporation.