Jennifer Owens appointed to District 2 Council Seat

Jennifer Owens has been appointed to serve as the City of Brookhaven’s District 2 Councilmember following the resignation of District 2 Councilmember John Park. Owens will serve on the Council for the remainder of the calendar year.

“I am thrilled with the opportunity to continue to serve Brookhaven and to represent District 2’s residents,” said Owens, who previously volunteered on the City’s Affordable Housing Task Force, Charter Review Commissions, including as chair of the 2022 Charter Commission, and the Zoning Rewrite Committee.

Owens is a long-time leader in Georgia’s non-profit sector, with a specific focus on systems-change, policy and organizational development. Owens is the President and CEO of HealthMPowers, a large non-profit serving Georgia children and youth that promotes healthy habits. Owens has over two decades of experience in policy research and advocacy, community organizing, communications, fundraising, organizational development and leadership. Other prior roles include Senior Vice President for a state policy think tank, policy and advancement for Georgia Organics, former Executive Director of The League of Women Voters of Georgia, and a pioneering staff member at The Clean Air Campaign, where she launched a first-in-the-nation Better Air Schools program. Owen’s prior board service includes We Love BuHi, Georgia Women for a Change, Faith in Public Life and Girls Opportunities for Adventure and Leadership (GOAL).

The qualifying fee the District 2 council seat to fill the remainder of Park’s term through 2025 is $360, and each candidate shall file a notice of candidacy in the office of the City Clerk of Brookhaven between Monday, Sept. 11, through Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 12:30.p.m., and 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The candidate must meet the qualifications of the Charter and Code of the City of Brookhaven, as well as applicable state laws. Voting for the seat will take place on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.

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