Japer Bowles becomes new director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs
stepped down from the post in July to take a job with a consultant start-up.Bowles, a local LGBTQ advocate and public affairs professional, has experience leading a coalition of more than 30 local LGBTQ businesses and nonprofit organizations and more than 60 elected officials to develop priorities and strategize investments in programs that support the LGBTQ community.A native of Branson, Missouri, Bowles also previously served as a legislative manager at Statewide Associates, where he led a team that “analyzed, monitored, and reported the political actions of state legislatures and executive leaders and on over 15,000 legislative and regulatory matters for corporations, trade associations, and the military,” according to a press release