CAPITOLA — Effective Jan. 13, Yvette Brooks will cede her role as the city’s mayor as she embarks on a new professional career.
Yvette Brooks.The city’s first Latina mayor announced Friday that she had been hired as chief executive officer for the United Way of Santa Cruz County, filling a vacancy left by the departure of predecessor Keisha Browder, who left a month ago to helm the larger United Way Bay Area. Browder served as CEO in Santa Cruz since 2018 and worked for the agency since 2012.