Negin Singh resigns as Pier Executive Director, Jim Harris to temporarily take helm Apr. 06, 2021 at 6:30 am Pier: Negin Singh joined the Pier about three years ago. Courtesy photo Negin Singh recently announced her resignation as Executive Director of the Pier Corporation, and current Deputy Director Jim Harris will step in as interim director in June. Singh assumed the role three and a half years ago to help reimagine the Twilight Concert Series and said that the current needs of the pier no longer align with her skillset in arts and culture event planning. She looks forward to beginning a new chapter working for a technology start-up centered around small businesses.