The Coconut Creek City Commission named Karen M. Brooks as City Manager effective October 4, 2019, with a unanimous vote. She succeeds Mary C. Blasi who served in that capacity since September 12, 2013.
Brooks is responsible for overseeing the City’s $179 million budget, 512 full-time equivalent employees, and the City’s day-to-day operations.
Brooks joined Coconut Creek in May 1997 as the City’s Controller and was named Director of Finance and Administrative Services in 2002. In 2016, her role was expanded to include Assistant City Manager and in 2017 she became Deputy City Manager/Chief Financial Officer.
Brooks is a Certified Public Finance Officer, Certified Public Funds Investment Manager and an International City Management Association (ICMA) Credentialed Manager. She holds a BS degree in Accounting from Fort Lauderdale College, an MBA from Nova Southeastern University and is a graduate of the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service Senior Executive Institute.
Prior to joining Coconut Creek, Brooks served the City of Tamarac for ten years in various finance positions.