Susie Wiles is no stranger to ascending to the highest places of politics.

The event will celebrate diversity in our Northeast Florida workforce and honor individual leaders, employee resource groups, corporations and non-profit partners, while focusing support for our LGBTQIA+ teens and young adults.

Former University of North Florida President and Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney is set to become the permanent president of Flagler College, after serving as interim president since July.

A community memorial service was hosted in Jacksonville Friday for Dr. Leon Haley Jr., the CEO UF Health Jacksonville who died in a WaveRunner accident in South Florida in July.

A well-known activist and president of the Jacksonville Northside Coalition has tested positive for COVID-19.

Jacksonville’s Civic Council is pushing forward on educating people about the different COVID-19 vaccines and their connection to economic recovery in Northeast Florida.

On this edition of “This Week in Jacksonville,” Northside Coalition President Ben Frazier and Jacksonville Fraternal Order of Police President Steve Zona each discuss the impact of the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin verdict. Then Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute Director Rick Mullaney joins the show as Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nat Ford and Jacksonville Civil Council Chairman John Delaney each discuss the city’s infrastructure needs and the proposed gas tax increase.

It could be a temporary setback, or it could be a “death knell” as some has described it.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Starting next year, former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney will take over as chairman of the North Florida Land Trust’s board of directors, the organization announced Tuesday. Delaney, who joined the NFLT board in November 2019, will work alongside vice chair David Barton, secretary Ryan Switzer and treasurer Patrick Carney, according to a news release. The board also welcomed four new members – Lisa Barton, Scott Keith, Connie McDaniel and Ted McGowan – who will begin their terms in January. “I look forward to working alongside all of the officers as we continue to focus on preserving environmentally sensitive lands throughout North Florida.”Delaney, a former two-term mayor and University of North Florida president, is set to become interim president of Flagler College beginning in July. He is currently a shareholder at the Rogers Towers law firm and a principal for The Fiorentino Group, a Jacksonville-based lobbying firm.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Former Jacksonville mayor John Delaney will serve as the interim president of Flagler College starting next year, the school announced Monday. Delaney, who was president of the University of North Florida for 15 years and mayor of Jacksonville for two terms, will start July 2021. He also joined the North Florida Land Trust Board of Directors last year. “I’m confident that Mr. Delaney’s background and career experiences will allow him to continue the forward momentum of the College,” said Rick Groux, Chair of the Flagler College Board of Trustees. Flagler College said the appointment of Delaney will allow the Board’s Presidential Search Committee the time needed to conduct a national search to find the fifth President of Flagler College without the COVID-induced travel restrictions and gathering limitations happening now.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars’ losing record this season isn’t only breaking the hearts of football fans. That losing legacy is something to this day that worries local investors, who would rather put their money behind a winner or at least a strong competitor. Delaney says winning football games would create positive national exposure for the city of Jacksonville, instead of the current football fiasco. Fans say winning games would boost local pride. Jaguars fan Tucker Worsham said: “If we did have a winning team, I think that could help the revitalization of downtown possibly.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Now that schools in Duval County have reopened for in-person learning, some city leaders say it’s time to shift the focus back to improving public schools in Jacksonville. Former Mayor John Delaney, former Jacksonville Sheriff Nat Glover and former Duval County School Board Chair Martha Barrett came together for a discussion Thursday about the proposed half-cent sales tax that would benefit crumbling schools. Photos were shared during a virtual forum of leaking roofs, torn-up floors and ceiling tiles inside schools that are nearly 100 years old. Duval County schools are the oldest in the state, with millions of dollars in backlog maintenance. According to the district, the tax will cost most families about $6 a month -- that’s $72 per year for a better learning environment for Duval County children.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. News4Jax political analyst Rick Mullaney, director of the Public Policy Institute at Jacksonville University, is the guest host of this edition of This Week in Jacksonville.Duval County School Board Chairman Warren Jones weighs in on the upcoming vote for the half-cent sales tax referendum. Jacksonville Civic Council Chairman John Delaney, a former mayor of Jacksonville and a former president of the University of North Florida, discusses the upcoming Republican National Convention and race relations locally and nationally.

Jacksonville is the front-runner to host some or all of the Republican National Convention, a committee chairwoman said Wednesday. St. Johns has about 6,300 hotel rooms countywide. Former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney has insight from helping organize the Super Bowl in 2005 when a surplus of visitors came to the city. “Super Bowl is 100-120,000 people, and the convention maybe half of that, so there should be enough hotel rooms, again, depending on what kind of outpouring comes out,” Delaney said. Ron DeSantis has previously said that Orlando and Miami could be ideal locations because of the number of hotel rooms.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - You may not recognize the name Sam Mousa, but many are aware of his work around the city of Jacksonville. Mayor Lenny Curry's chief administrative officer is stepping down after serving under five Jacksonville mayors. Starting as a city engineer, eventually Mousa was promoted to the director of public works, and under former Mayor John Delaney, he became the chief administrative officer. Mousa said he made one of his biggest accomplishments when he was working with Mayor John Peyton. I let others set the vision, set the policy and I guess that's what I've enjoyed about my job."

The debate marked a new phase in the 2020 presidential season as Democrats seek to break out from the crowded field. Former Obama administration housing chief Julian Castro said, "Watching that image of Oscar and his daughter Valeria was heartbreaking. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who joined Warren in raising his hand on health insurance, cast the debate as part of "the battle for the heart and soul of our party." The overall field is so large that a second group of 10 Democrats, led by early front-runner Joe Biden, are to debate 24 hours later. Democrats are unified in their deep desire to beat Trump but divided on what kind of candidate is best positioned to do so.