Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ new chief of staff is Andrew Fuentes, who was hired as her communications and policy director in February, but was named acting chief after Jenise Carroll resigned from that role in April.
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Fuentes will be Jones’ third chief of staff since taking office just over a year ago, in an office that’s experienced much turnover.
Jones has yet to replace her deputy chief of staff Pat Wallace who also left the office in April.
Carroll seemed to cite work-life balance issues as a reason for her departure, while Wallace hinted at a lack of respect for her many years of policy-making experience.
Fuentes comes to the role after a lengthy run on Capitol Hill, where neither are commonplace.
He worked for former U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) for nearly 10 years, ending as a senior policy advisor focused on child welfare issues and healthcare. Later he worked as a senior legislative officer at the U.S. Department of Labor during the Biden administration.
Fuentes is an Air Force brat who spent time here in his youth, and his parents now live in San Antonio.
His position became official on July 4.
Jones hired an additional communications advisor, MarkAnthony Ball, in June.
Ball is a U.S. Army veteran, real estate agent and social media personality who participated in the Greater Chamber’s Leadership San Antonio program.
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