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Wilson Goode is the former Mayor of Philadelphia and the first African American to hold that position, serving from 1984 to 1992. Before his time as Mayor, Wilson was a commissioner for the Public Utility Commission (PUC), after African-American state senators complained that there were no and had not been any African-American members of the commission. Wilson also worked in the Mayor's office before being elected to the position, working as the Managing Director under Mayor Bill Green. Wilosn currently serves as the CEO of Amachi, which is a mentoring program for children with incarcerated parents.
