Karen Roye

Karen M. Roye was appointed director of the San Francisco Department of Child Support Services by Mayor Gavin Newsom in 2004. She has been a pioneer in introducing innovative programs and collaborations that revolutionized child support service delivery promoting equity for all parents and guardians.

She has held a seat on the San Francisco Reentry Council since 2006, the Family Violence Council since 2007, and the Sentencing Commission since 2012. Additionally, she has served on the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, and the Board of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Prior to her current position, Roye served as a budget analyst for the Mayor's Office of Budget and Legislative Affairs, assisting in the development of the city's 2001 to 2002 fiscal year budgets for Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr. Her career with the City and County of San Francisco began in 1998 with a position as a budget analyst with the Bureau of Finance for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.