Q&A The Mayor of Home

Teresa Heitmann was elected Mayor of Naples on March 17, when the pandemic was starting to reveal its disruptive path. For Heitmann, who has been involved with the city council since 2008, it’s been anything but politics as usual in Naples, where she has lived for more than 30 years and raised her three chil-dren. During her first 100 days in office, her familiarity with local issues was tested beyond her wildest expectations.

“There’s been a pandemic, fires, protests,