Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ chief of staff Jenise Carroll resigned Wednesday — days after her deputy chief of staff Pat Wallace also left the office.
Like the mayor, Carroll is an Air Force veteran with a background in federal policy.
She moved to San Antonio for the job in July of last year, replacing Jones’ first chief, Jordan Abelson, who served as campaign manager before resigning just weeks into the job.
Though Carroll was new to city government, she seemed to gain the respect of the council staff in other offices.
As of Wednesday evening, her city email address was providing an automatic reply saying she’s no longer with the mayor’s office. It directed questions to the mayor’s executive assistant Laura Atamosa.
Carroll later confirmed in an email that she’d resigned.
In a statement Wednesday night, Jones thanked Carroll for her leadership.
“A superb professional, she brought a focused discipline that helped the office quickly make progress on my priority initiatives,” Jones said. “I wish Dr. Carroll only the very best in her next steps.”
In the meantime, Jones’ communications director, Andrew Fuentes, will serve as acting chief of staff.
Fuentes previously worked for the U.S. Department of Labor, and for then-U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California).
