{"id":272345,"date":"2025-10-02T16:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/272345\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:52:10","slug":"jacksonville-chief-administrative-officer-karen-bowling-leaving-mayors-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/272345\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Chief Administrative Officer Karen Bowling leaving Mayor\u2019s Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. <\/strong> \u2013 Jacksonville\u2019s Chief Administrative Officer Karen Bowling is stepping down from her role, effective Oct. 24, the Mayor\u2019s Office announced Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaren has decided to step down from her role as the City of Jacksonville\u2019s Chief Administrative Officer effective October 24,\u201d the statement from the mayor reads. \u201cI\u2019m truly grateful for her many years of service. Karen laid the foundation for our administration. She built an incredible team who smoothly transitioned us into office and made significant progress for Jacksonville. We wish her the best now and in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Kelli O\u2019Leary will continue in her role and lead executive branch departments with support from Chief of Staff Mike Weinstein. The Mayor\u2019s Office said it will evaluate additional staffing needs after the holidays.<\/p>\n

Bowling previously served as director of entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of North Florida. She was also the city\u2019s CAO under former Mayor Alvin Brown, CEO of an urgent care clinic network, and a health care executive.<\/p>\n

Jacksonville City Council member Rahman Johnson commented on Bowling\u2019s resignation, saying, \u201cJust one week after the passage of the most contentious budget in Jacksonville\u2019s history, the city is experiencing a significant transition with the resignation of Chief Administrative Officer Karen Bowling.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaren Bowling\u2019s leadership came during a time of extraordinary challenge, including the recent budget process that tested the limits of this city\u2019s resolve. Through it all, Karen demonstrated the steadiness and professionalism that has defined her career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have known Karen not only as a friend, but as a colleague whose reputation for excellence preceded her,\u201d Johnson continued. \u201cShe was a history maker, the first woman to hold the position of CAO, and she did so with intelligence, sophistication, and a clear command of the issues before her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Council member Ron Salem also issued a statement Friday: <\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank my friend and colleague, Karen Bowling, for her years of service as Chief Administrative Officer. Karen and I have had a great working relationship. She is an effective communicator and a competent administrator. I wish her nothing but the best in this next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n

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