Shack to remain in mayor’s office

Barbara Shack, who has served as Mayor Steve Adler’s executive assistant for nearly eight years, told the Austin Monitor that she’s joining the staff of Austin’s next mayor, Kirk Watson, when he takes office in January. She said she expects to sit in the same spot for the next couple of years, adding that she would like to get a new chair. Shack served as executive administrator at Ballet Austin before joining the mayor’s staff. She has a lifelong commitment to the arts and is a member of the board of the nonprofit art promotion group Collide Arts.