Jeanne O'Dean makes pitch for 'disruptive innovation' in race for Santa Fe mayor

Jeanne O’Dean was the last candidate to enter the race for Santa Fe mayor and lacks the name recognition of others who are running, but she hopes her background in “disruptive innovation” resonates with voters enough to send her to City Hall.

In the latest episode of “Around the Roundhouse,” host Daniel J. Chacón speaks with O’Dean about her plans for the city and asks her why she feels the electorate should choose her.

O’Dean talks about initiatives she hopes to accomplish, including building 1,000 affordable adobe homes, through the backing of significant philanthropic funding. Chacón presses O’Dean about the sources of the funding, which she says she is unable to reveal.

O’Dean discusses the struggles she had with black mold prior to the time she announced her candidacy for mayor and says the city needs to do more to address black mold and fungus through inspections. She also talks about her own struggles with finding housing in Santa Fe and her experiences with Casa Familia and Consuelo’s Place.

Born and raised in Iowa, O’Dean talks about her upbringing in the Hawkeye State. She also discusses her work in consulting and education that she says has taken her around the world.

O’Dean ends the episode by addressing issues she has with some businesses around the Santa Fe Plaza and shares her plans for the Soldiers’ Monument.

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