Heard in the Hall

Sophie Bryan to leave City Council for School District

Sophie Bryan, an aide to Bill Green also known as the 18th Councilperson, is leaving her job to work for the School District.

Sophie Bryan to leave City Council for School District

POSTED: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 12:00 PM

Sophie Bryan (Philadelphia Daily News)

Sophie Bryan is the go-to person for almost anyone with a question about City Council. Need help understanding the complexities of the city tax code? Call Sophie. Confused by the obscure lingo on a particular Council bill? Call Sophie.

If she's not a household name, it's because the Harvard Law School graduate has mostly served behind the scenes as Councilman Bill Green's chief of staff. She has been such a great resource that Green was not the only person to refer to her as "the 18th Council member."

Heard in the Hall is both saddened and encouraged at the news that Sophie Bryan will be leaving Green's office to work for the School District, first in its charter office and then directing one of its strategic initiatives.

Green annouced Bryan's decision at Council this morning. Heard in the Hall looks forward to learning more about her plans for her new job.

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Miriam Hill @ 12:00 PM Permalink | 7 comments

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Comments (7)

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:18 PM, 10/25/2012

nice piece

— onlinescrabblecreep

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:40 PM, 10/25/2012

if miss bryan is so valuable, it's a mystery why she's not taking her many skills to the private sector for higher compensation...

— hannibal barca

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 7:23 PM, 10/25/2012

The people that I knew that moved from City Hall to The School District did so as a punitive measure. It was either The School District or unemployment. Nobody does this by choice. Good luck in being miss know it all there. That place is like a Chinese Puzzle Box.

— DarnelX

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:04 PM, 10/25/2012

hannibal, did you ever think that some people actually try to use their talents to help others, and not themselves? Money isn't everything in life, but I guess you wouldn't know that.

— 165Valley