Action News Jax has learned acting Jacksonville Housing Authority CEO Vanessa Dunn is resigning amid a cloud of controversy.
“While there has been an unusual amount of transition among staff leadership over the past year, the organization remains on the right path as we continue to focus on our core mission of providing safe, clean and affordable housing to those Jacksonville residents in need,” commented JHA Chair Heather Horovitz in a statement.
This announcement was made after Action News Jax’s Ben Becker learned an emergency board meeting was initially scheduled for Mon. Aug. 5 to discuss “executive leadership matters.” Sources told Becker multiple employees recently made internal complaints that were forwarded to Jacksonville’s Office of Inspector General regarding “unethical behavior” and “abusive practices” of Dunn.
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Dunn was named acting CEO in February and had a 12-month contract.
Action News Jax has reported on issues at the agency dating back to 2023. This includes numerous board resignations as well as last May, the JHA CFO resigned and the Deputy CFO Greg Williams was fired for not coming to work.