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Apr 01, 2017
Several years ago, I was lucky enough to meet a group of women who convinced me to get up at 4:30 am and run. At first, I thought it was …
Joanne Keene
Joanne Keene has served as the Deputy County Manager for Coconino County since February 2020.
Prior to joining Coconino County, Joanne served as the Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff for Northern Arizona University for five years, and worked for almost twenty years in federal, state and local government roles, including Government Relations Director for Coconino County and Public Information Officer for the Arizona Department of Water Resources. Joanne spent eight years working for the U.S. House of Representatives, five of those years in Washington, DC.
Joanne is a graduate of NAU with a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelors in English and Broadcast Journalism. Joanne is also a Certified Public Manager through ASU and a Flinn-Brown Fellow.
Joanne has been married to her husband John Comer for twelve years. They have two very well-behaved dogs, Hannah and Indie. In their spare time, Joanne and John enjoy traveling, backpacking and running and biking trails.
Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff, Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff
Joanne.Keene@nau.edu