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Chief Administrative Officer

The CAO ensures the City’s operating departments are delivering the required services in a consistent, efficient and responsible manner while providing commendable customer service. This office provides guidance, direction, coordination and leadership of City services and initiatives. We measure performance and establish accountability.

CAO Offices and Divisions

Minority and Women Business Enterprise

The Minority & Women Business Enterprise program is intended to increase the opportunity for minority and women-owned firms to participate in City procurement and ensure equal contracting opportunities for Minority and Women Business Enterprises (M/WBE).

RISE Employment & Training Program

The RISE Employment & Training Program is a City of Orlando initiative hosted in partnership with CareerSource Central Florida and funded with federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), to ensure Orlando’s residents impacted by COVID-19 have equitable access to opportunities for assessment, education, training, coaching and support services to measurably increase their employability.

Contact Us

Location

City Hall

400 South Orange Avenue

Orlando, FL

32801

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Leadership Contact

Kevin Edmonds, Chief Administrative Officer
kevin.edmonds@orlando.gov
407.246.2113

Deborah Girard, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
deborah.girard@orlando.gov
407.246.2113

F.J. Flynn, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
francis.flynn@orlando.gov
407.246.2113

Shirley Walker-Hightower, Employment & Training Program Manager
shirley.walker-hightower@orlando.gov
407.246.3732