JAN Establishes Full Board of Directors for 2024
Ward 4 Board Representatives Princess Barber and Seymore Bell, City of Jackson Small Business Development Coordinator Jennifer West (former JAN president)
Jackson Association of Neighborhoods (JAN) has established a full board of directors for 2024, each with a passion for improving their neighborhood. Collectively, this group has years of experience in neighborhood leadership, volunteering and community strengthening, making them the ideal collective to move JAN forward. The 2024 JAN Board of Directors includes:
Ward 1 - Jamie Rasberry (1st term, 1st year)
Ward 1 - Angela Moore (1st term, 1st year)
Ward 2 - Mark Wise (1st term, 1st year)
Ward 2 - Jeffery Taylor (1st term, 3rd year)
Ward 3 - Sirena Wilson (2nd term, 2nd year)
Ward 3 - Felicia Tripp (1st term, 2nd year)
Ward 4 - Seymore Bell (1st term, 3rd year)
Ward 4 - Dorothy Johnson (1st term, 1st year)
Ward 5 - Ruthania Hudson (1st term, 1st year)
Ward 5 - Fran Bridges (1st term, 2nd year)
Ward 6 - Robert Sulton (1st term, 2nd year); Treasurer (2nd year)
Ward 6 - Sylvia Walker (1st term, 2nd year)
Ward 7 - Andy Frame (2nd term, 2nd year) President (3rd year)
Ward 7 - Ashlee Kelly (1st term, 1st year)
Past President - Princess Barber (Ward 4) Secretary (1st year)
JAN’s board consists of two board seats per city ward, along with one seat for a past president. Each board member can serve for one term of three years and be re-elected by the Board to only one additional term of three years. The president, vice president, secretary and treasurer serve two-year terms and can be re-elected for one additional year by the Board.
Ward 5 Board Representative Fran Bridges
Some JAN board members also serve as chairs of a JAN committee while all JAN board members serve on a committee. Two new committees – Emergency Response and Love Jackson Parks – join current JAN governing structure: Communications, Finance and Grants, Membership and Neighborhood Strengthening. Committees include board members and anyone outside of JAN interested in volunteering.
2024 JAN Committees
Communications Chair: Andy Frame
Main objective: To support communications for JAN by providing an information network between neighborhoods and neighbors.
Emergency Response Chair: Felicia Tripp
Main objective: To help neighborhoods become more resilient through emergencies through connectivity, training and planning.
Finance and Grants Chair: Robert Sulton
Main objective: To oversee JAN’s finances, and find grant opportunities for JAN and Jackson neighborhood organizations.
Love Jackson Parks Chair: Seymore Bell
Main objective: To organize a "Friends of" group for every park in the city (if there isn't one already formed), and to provide support, guidance and connection to other people and groups who love Jackson parks.
Membership Chair: Fran Bridges
Main objectives: To manage the neighborhood database, connect with neighborhoods around the city and encourage more participation with all neighborhood groups. The Membership Committee always strives to have representatives from each city ward.
Neighborhood Strengthening Chair: Princess Barber
Main objective: To provide tools and resources to neighborhood leaders and organizations to help solve common problems while also encouraging best practices for event planning, fundraising and increased participation.
JAN President Andy Frame
"I'm very excited about the JAN Board this year,” says JAN President Andy Frame. “We love having every seat filled, obviously, but we also love having a diverse board filled with service-minded community leaders who bring so much talent and passion to helping promote JAN's mission."
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