Public Sector Strategy and Management Expertise

Jennifer Moon is a retired public administrator with over 30 years of experience leading Miami-Dade County government, including oversight of its $11 billion budget and more than 30,000 employees.

 

Most recently, she served as Chief of the Office of Policy and Budgetary Affairs for the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, where she led a team supporting policy development, strategic planning, and budget oversight for Florida’s largest county.

 

Moon made history as the first woman to lead the County’s budget operations. As the longest serving Budget Director and later Deputy Mayor, she integrated budget management with strategic planning and performance improvement, overseeing departments including Transportation, Solid Waste, Elections, and Animal Services. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she coordinated the County’s response and authored the New Normal Handbook, a pioneering set of public health guidelines.

 

She developed and implemented the County’s Resourcing for Results budgeting system, aligned with strategic priorities. Her responsibilities also included performance monitoring, community reporting, and managing major initiatives such as the $2.9 billion Building Better Communities bond program, Community Redevelopment Areas, and over $35 million in community grants.

Moon began her County career in 1994 as a Management Trainee and later held roles including Budget Analyst and Assistant to the County Manager. She also served as Director of Administrative Services for Florida’s 11th Judicial Circuit in 2002.

 

She holds a BA in English from Florida State University and an MBA from the University of Miami, graduating magna cum laude, with a focus in political science and public administration.