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Delaware Auditor of Accounts-Elect Lydia York announces Swearing in Ceremony, Transition Committee and Chief of Staff 

December 2, 2022

Pike Creek, DE – Delaware Auditor of Accounts-Elect Lydia York announced that she will be sworn into office on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

The swearing-in ceremony will take place on the campus of Delaware State University at 12:30 pm, in the Bank of America Building Longwood Auditorium.

York ran for Delaware Auditor of Accounts to ensure that the Auditor’s office operates with a level of accountability and transparency.  Today, as Delaware Auditor of Accounts-Elect, York established her Transition Team to be co-chaired by State Auditor Dennis Greenhouse and Ciro Poppiti, New Castle County Register of Wills.  

Other committee members include:

  • Robert Wasserbach, New Castle County Auditor
  • Lori Schneider, Auditor with Cover & Rossiter
  • Italo Carrieri-Russo, General Manager of Vincenza & Margherita Bistro
  • Dr. Debbie Harrington, retired Colonel U.S. Army
  • Dave Woodside, Political Advisor
  • Leroy A. Tice, Esq., Leroy A. Tice, P.A.

These committee members will be tasked with assisting Auditor-Elect York in a smooth transition between the current Auditor Greenhouse and Auditor-Elect York.

In addition to forming the transition committee, Auditor-Elect York has named Erik Raser-Schramm to be Chief of Staff. Erik spent the last two years as Deputy Chief Administrative Officer to New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer and has experience in government in both the executive and legislative branches, including serving as Chief of Staff to former Speaker of the House Robert F. Gilligan and Legislative Liaison to former Governor Ruth Ann Minner