Kamala Harris’ chief of staff quitting soon

Tina Flournoy, Vice President Kamala Harris’s chief of staff, is stepping down this spring, according to a White House official.

Lorraine Voles, a senior Democratic communications strategist who joined Harris’ office as an adviser last summer, is expected to succeed Flournoy. An official told CNN at the time that Voles will concentrate her efforts on “organizational development, strategic communications, and long-term planning.”

Flournoy praised the staff in a note to staff obtained by CNN, saying she was “eternally grateful to the vice president for giving me this amazing opportunity.”

“It had been my intention to speak to all of you individually to let you know that I will soon be leaving the Vice President’s Office and my role as Chief of Staff,” she wrote, noting that news of her exit may break before she could do so.

“I will, however, be talking to you in the coming days. I will say then — in much more poetic language, no doubt — that it has been an honor to work for the Vice President and a great joy to get to know Kamala Harris and see first-hand the great passion she brings to her job.”

Flournoy is the most recent in a long line of departures from the vice president’s office, which has changed hands several times in recent months. Michael Fuchs, Flournoy’s deputy, announced his departure from the administration earlier this month. Nancy McEldowney, the White House’s national security adviser, is stepping down and will be replaced by her deputy, Phil Gordon, according to the White House. And Harris’ communications team has seen a near-total overhaul in recent months, following the departures of her communications director Ashley Etienne, chief spokesperson and senior adviser Symone Sanders, and deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh all within months of one another.