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Smile more Be courteous Be helpful Give Care Turn off your tv Leave your house Know your neighbors Attend a meeting or forum Look up when walking Learn Greet people Sit on your stoop Plant flowers Use your library Play together Buy local Plant a Garden Share what you have Help a dog Education Take children to the park Garden together Support neighborhood schools

Fix it even if you didn’t break it Have pot lucks Pick up litter Read stories aloud Engage Dance in the street Listen to the birds Put up a swing Help carry something heavy Barter

for your goods Start a tradition Ask a question Hire young people Organize a block party Bake extra and share Ask for help when you need it Work Together Open your

shades Sing together Share your skills Take back the night Turn up the music Show up Turn down the music Listen before you react Mediate a conflict Act

Seek to understand Learn from new and uncomfortable angles Leadership Environment Honor elders Design Get to know your neighbors Creativity in all things Listen! Allow everyone to speak Write Mentor an emerging leader Smile Read Ask

Questions Vote Go to Parties Volunteer Love Individually Give Get involved in local events Set Goals Break Bread Talk to the mail carrier Socialize Celebrate Know that no one is silent though many are not heard Walk your dog Ride your bike Host a front yard barbeque Laugh and learn over lunch Host a neighborhood car wash Throw a block party Unplug and take a walk Keep it clean Make it pretty Plant flowers Talk to your neighbor Stay informed Reach out Smile more Be courteous Be helpful Care Turn off your tv Leave your house Know your neighbors Look up

2012 Annual ReportJacksonville Community Council Inc.

How do you build community?

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Jacksonville Community Council Inc. 2012 Annual Report2

Very truly yours,

J. Benjamin Warner

From the President & CEO

Dear Supporters,

Fourteen years ago, I responded to an advertisement in the newspaper for something called a Community Planner postion at an organization described only by its acronym, JCCI. I remember being intrigued by this organization I didn’t know, and called the number to ask, “What does JCCI stand for?”

Today I still reflect on the same question. Yes, I know (as you do) that the initials represent Jacksonville Community Council Inc. I know we kept the initials when we changed our name back in 1978 from the Jacksonville Council on Citizen Involvement, and that when we changed our logo in 2002 we kept the same initials and name, awkward as it is sometimes, to honor our heritage and reputation.

But what does JCCI really stand for? Our Strategic Plan outlines five core values that I think are helpful in answering this question, as well as the question, How do you build community?

Integrity – We are, at our heart, truth tellers. Honest brokers of information. For this bold, intensely democratic idea to work, that people, coming together, can build a better community, we must place this principle of honest and open discussion at the center of all we do.

Excellence – We engage internationally with our peers to ensure that our work is of the highest standard, which is why we have been named both a United Nations Best Practice and a Solution for America by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change. We sit on international boards and in partnerships to bring the very best back to our community.

Inclusiveness – We invite everyone to join together to learn about our community, engage in problem-solving, and act to make positive change.

Innovation – We take our research-tested processes and constantly seek to adapt to a changing world. As a learning organization, we look for new ways to bring people together while ensuring our core values are maintained.

Objectivity – We know you care passionately about many community issues. And so do many other people, some of whom you disagree with. We provide the safe, objective place to bring all of that passion and all of those ideas together in constructive dialogue to reach a shared consensus on action for our community. We can only do that by remaining agenda-free, which is why our membership is as diverse politically as it is demographically.

How do we build community? By putting these principles into practice every day. Last year, you humbled me by selecting me as the latest link in a chain of stewardship over this organization, this idea that people together can make a difference. We’ve had an exciting year, learning about the beginning of life (Children: 1-2-3 Inquiry) and the end (Am I My Parents’ Keeper?) We’ve engaged people in problem-solving over speeding up the economic recovery (Recession Recovery ... and Beyond) and slowing down our eating habits (Slow Food: What’s for Dinner?) And we’ve acted together to create positive change in city finances (Our Money, Our City: Financing Jacksonville’s Future), childhood obesity (Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities), and public library support (Check It Out: Independent Library Funding).

Now we’re launching a new initiative, called JAX2025, focused on creating a new community vision – building community together. Please join us. We stand together for a better future for us all.

“A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.” - Henrik Ibsen

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Warmest regards,

John Hirabayashi

Dear Friends,

As the 2011-12 year comes to a close for JCCI, I am honored by the privilege it has been to lead the Jacksonville Community Council Inc. during the past year. I am grateful for the support of our public, private and nonprofit sector partners that made this year such a success.

This year has been one of transition for JCCI, as we welcomed our new President & CEO, Ben Warner. We took the opportunity to talk with present and past supporters to hear from you about why you were involved with JCCI. We updated our website and messaging to clarify our purpose, bringing people together to learn about our community, engage in problem-solving, and act to make positive change. We jumped into social media with both feet, and thank all of you who participated in JCCI’s Great Give online or have been following our blog, Facebook, and Twitter streams.

We have also done what JCCI does best, engaging people around critical community issues for real change. The Children: 1-2-3 Inquiry was an eye-opening examination of our policies and systems that affect the crucial years of child development from birth through age three. Jill Langford Dame led this effort, and we thank her for her guidance and support. Special thanks to the Chartrand Foundation and other community partners that made this project possible. The implementation phase has now begun, under the leadership of Christine Lester, who will guide the advocacy efforts of the Implementation Task Force for the next two years to make all the changes envisioned by the report’s recommendations.

We also brought the community together to tackle the question of how we could provide sustainable financial support to our public library system. Check It Out: Independent Library Funding asked if it was feasible and desirable to find a new way to keep our libraries open and serving the community. Special thanks to Walt Bussells and Jim Stevenson for co-chairing this initiative, which has now resulted in an open petition drive so that the community can express their opinions of an independent library taxing district at the ballot box.

Meanwhile, implementation work continues on the Recession Recovery … and Beyond initiative, seeking to establish policies to improve the economic strength of the Northeast Florida region. The volunteer implementation work for Our Money, Our City: Financing Jacksonville’s Future has concluded, accomplishing much and now turning the work of reforming Jacksonville’s pension programs over to the collective bargaining process of city government. And JCCI continues to bring people together around the compelling issues facing the community, many of which are described in the pages of this Annual Report.

This next year will be an exciting one, as we launch our community visioning initiative, JAX2025. Please join us in sharing your hopes and dreams for what Jacksonville can become, when we are willing to come together and make it happen.

I am immensely proud of the work of the JCCI staff and grateful to the Board of Directors who, together, guided JCCI successfully through a very challenging but successful year. We continue the 37-year tradition of engaging people for community change. This is how we build community.

Dear Friends

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller


Learn. Engage. Act.

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” - Mother Teresa

We are often asked why JCCI is so successful in creating positive change in Northeast Florida. You may recall that we were designated one of 19 “Solutions for America” after a three-year study of our process and results by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change. Our results come from two critical factors: first, the wonderful volunteers without whom we could not exist; and second, the process we follow, built around a research-tested Model for Community Change.

Vision At JCCI we start with the big picture. All change must be driven by a vision of both what needs to improve and what needs to be preserved, so we bring together Northeast Florida’s residents to share their values and priorities. After all, we are the people who live, work, and play here. A shared vision for a better quality of life defines our road map to our desired future.

Learn With a vision in hand, we next need to know where we are in relation to the vision. We strive to bring a thorough and complete set of data to as many residents as possible. We do this in three distinct ways: our annually published Quality of Life Progress Report, the Race Relations Progress Report, and our online mapping tool, Community Snapshot. We also provide opportunities for learning about Jacksonville through one-time events and short forums. There’s always something going on at JCCI, so check out our calendar at www.jcci.org.

Plan Residents, along with subject-matter experts, join together to make decisions for the community. At JCCI, we promote citizen engagement in all issues. For example, the Our Money, Our City: Financing Jacksonville’s Future inquiry brought city finance professionals in discussion with taxpayers. Now the city budget process is more transparent, and citizens can more easily follow the budget process. Our work means Northeast Florida citizens are defining their future.

Engage Our democracy depends on this work. At JCCI we agree with Vaclav Havel, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic, who said: “We have to rehabilitate the human dimension of citizenship.” Citizenship requires all of us to serve others and work for the common good. In healthy neighborhoods and cities, people volunteer, getting involved when possible; that is what makes our country great. We also agree with Sherry Magill, President of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, who writes: “Folks voluntarily coming together to do the work of healthy communities…[these] organizations are the glue, the connective tissue, of democratic cultures.”

Act Our reports lay out a blueprint for action, and our volunteers use them to advocate for improvements. We combine the passion of our volunteers with the skill and experience of our dedicated staff to implement local policy recommendations shaping our lives here in Northeast Florida. We know how best to reach decision-makers, build consensus where there is disagreement, and secure lasting change.

Community Result Year JCCI ProjectThe Bridge of Northeast Florida founded 1982 JCCI Inquiry: Teenage PregnancyUnitary Primary Elections enacted 1988 JCCI Inquiry: Local Election ProcessEmergency Operations Center opened 1982 JCCI Inquiry: Disaster Preparedness

Jacksonville Re-Entry Center (JREC) founded 2001 JCCI Inquiry: Services for Ex-OffendersNonprofit Center of Northeast Florida founded 1998 JCCI Inquiry: The Role of Nonprofit OrganizationsMassive Billboard Take-down 1985 JCCI Inquiry: Visual PollutionCommunities in Schools of Jacksonville founded 1988 JCCI Inquiry: School Dropout PreventionExperienceJax.com created 2006 JCCI Inquiry: Attracting and Retaining Talent: People and

Jobs for the 21st Century50 babies saved in first two years 2008 JCCI Inquiry: Infant MortalityClean Cities Coalition created 2007 JCCI Inquiry: Air QualityJacksonville’s Murder Rate plummeted 2006 JCCI Inquiry: Reducing Murder: A Community Response

Positive Change We get results. Policies change, programs develop and respond. After our research and recommendations are published, our volunteers focus on measuring progress toward our community’s vision. We do this by monitoring results through community indicators of progress. And we assess efforts in reports on the final implementation of our work. All these reports (over 70 reports since 1975!) with the lasting impact of our work are available on our website.

We are pleased to have served Jacksonville for the last 37 years, and we look forward to many more years of making lasting change. For more information about how JCCI works with volunteers to change our community, and how you can be a part of that process, visit our web site at www.jcci.org.


Quality of Life Progress ReportThe Quality of Life Summary Document provides a roadmap for the community, showing where we’ve

been, where we are, and what critical areas demand our attention. The Quality of Life Reference Document provides details on each of the indicators in the report.

The 2011 Quality of Life Progress Report is the 27th annual edition of the nation’s longest-standing community indicators report, and it was recognized as a national model this last by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Race Relations Progress ReportJCCI’s 7th Annual Race Relations Progress Report measures progress toward eliminating disparities in

Education, Employment and Income, Neighborhoods and Housing, Health, Justice, and Politics and Civic Engagement. Annual Progress Reports are available at www.jcci.org, beginning in 2005, along with our 2002 study, Beyond the Talk: Improving Race Relations, and a 1946 report providing historical context.

JCCI’s newest online tool is interactive access to data contained in our Race Relations Progress Report – similar to our online Community Snapshot. This new tool allows you to explore the trend lines of more than 30 indicators to see where Jacksonville is living up to its ideals – and where we are falling short.

Community SnapshotCommunity Snapshot is an interactive map that allows

you to have full access and control over the indicators in your community. The database provides information to compare a geography over time, in context with progress in other geographic areas. Reports, graphs and charts are customizable at the click of a button.

Community Snapshot gets upgraded each year, so keep checking back to see the exciting updates we are working on right now.

We offer quarterly training opportunities to highlight all that these tools offer. Visit www.jcci.org and click Learn to take a snapshot of the trends & data in your community today.

Learn.

“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life. ” - Jane Addams

Community Indicators


Children: 1-2-3 Inquiry

Learn. Engage.

The first three years of a child’s life provide a foundation for all the learning that will take place during a child’s school years and beyond. A child’s social, emotional, and intellectual patterns are formed in those early years. Too often, we wait until the child is much older before we begin to pay attention to brain development. In other words, by the time they get to kindergarten, we’re already talking about rehabilitation.

Not only does investing in learning much earlier in a child’s timeline, namely from birth through ages 1, 2, and 3, result in a more substantial return on investment, but people are better off. Families are healthier and happier. Infants grow more efficient, productive brains capable of better processing, resulting in more successful interactions with the world. They become the kind of classmates who can problem solve and avoid behavior issues because their social-emotional development is on track. We build a better community and reap the benefits of healthy brains when we draw on the enormous body of research that shows that the critical window for getting it right the first time—getting the most brain for the buck, really making an impact in families’ lives, putting little kids on the path to future Deans List honors instead of a prison ID number—is from birth to age three. The brain is developing at a pace that an adult mind can barely conceptualize, and we can literally affect—for better or worse—DNA, and how genes turn on (or, unfortunately, off) in the environment we create for a growing child.

From the start, we can provide age-appropriate interactions that engage and nurture the best development. Hold a newborn (nurturing touch is vital), and secure attachment can form. Talk to and read to your toddler (vocabulary only grows through exposure), and your child builds language skills for a lifetime. “Get on the floor” and play (the difference between supervising and caregiving is significant), and your baby learns to explore and imagine as well as build healthy social and emotional bonds with others.

Daycare “warehousing” of children works directly against building a thriving community and supporting education, which begins prior to birth, not at the age when school starts (which is three years past the prime window of opportunity for laying a strong foundation for academic learning). And because children do not vote, it takes grown-ups to ensure that policies and practices support their healthy growth and development and protect their rights.

The Children: 1-2-3 Inquiry met in the fall to explore what is required to create change in the Jacksonville community so that parents, care providers, and public officials all work together to create and maintain an environment in which all newborns, infants, and toddlers thrive.

Calling for a collaborative system of care, a strengthened role for the philanthropic community, and enhanced local health delivery systems to better address developmental needs and to support parents, the committee recommended creating an independent advocate position to champion newborn, infant, and toddler needs. With an emphasis on educating parents, providers, policymakers, and the public about how best to nurture healthy brain development during the period of most sensitivity and opportunity, the report outlines the importance of approaches that foster healthy social-emotional as well as cognitive development.

Our Implementation Task Force has begun its two-year commitment to making the Jacksonville community a child-friendly city. We will keep you updated on our progress.

Laura Bailet*Carol BradyAmy BuggleJoy Burgess*

Meredith Chartrand Frisch*Anne Claridge

Johnna Cooper DanielsSkip CramerMegan DenkAnne Egan*

Dana Ferrell Birchfield*Rocelia GonzalezCynthia HarpmanBecky HendersonBryan Hensley*

Connie Hodges*Ray Holt

Helen JacksonEva Jenkins

Katherine Kasten*Joy Korman

Nancy KuhnLinda Lanier*Chris LesterJoshua Lief*Susan Main*

Susan MankowskiBill Mason

Susan MattoxMary Nash

Ginger Peacock PrestonStephen PollanJudy Poppell*

Nicole Randall*Vickie RobinsonGeoff Selhorst

Kathleen Shaw*Christine Stephens

Ale’ta TurnerJim Van Vleck*

Lucy Wells

Study Chair: Jill Langford Dame

Staffed by: Clanzenetta “Mickee” Brown

Study Committee

* denotes Management Team


Recession Recovery...and BeyondEmerging from the Great Recession of 2007-09 has been slow and difficult. Positive signs indicate

that Northeast Florida has weathered the worst of the storm and that sustained economic growth is on the horizon. The ultimate goal of the Recession Recovery…and Beyond effort is to accelerate short-term job creation and lay the foundation for economic growth for years to come.The Implementation Task Force is addressing key recommendations from Recession Recovery…and Beyond. They have already seen progress in several areas, including small business development, downtown revitalization, and expansion at the Port.

JAXPORT Expansion

This is a key recommendation from the 2011 inquiry because the Port provides a significant opportunity for substantial job creation. Congress recently authorized a project to modify Mile Point, which right now limits shipping because cargo must wait outside the Port several hours a day due to strong current. The next step is for the Senate to make a similar authorization for Mile Point modifications.

The Implementation Task Force advocates channel deepening in the St. Johns River to allow larger cargo ships to JAXPORT. This improvement will place JAXPORT on a short list of East Coast deep water ports in the future. In just two years the Panama Canal will complete modifications which will significantly increase shipping on the East Coast.

The Task Force communicates frequently with elected leaders, and is active in the “Support Our Port” Bring the Noise events and letter writing campaign. Check out more at www.bringthenoisecampaign.com.

Education & Workforce Development The Implementation Task Force is making it easier for schools and businesses to partner together. Schools need help from

local business - whether it is finding mentors for students, speakers for a special presentation, or internships for their older students. On the other hand, businesses have few opportunities to meet with educators to ask: “How can we help?” Task Force volunteers worked with the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida so that from now on, businesses can easily find out what schools in their area need, and local schools can find resources in the business community. Check out www.thenonprofitlink.org and click on Shared Resources. The School Partnerships are a result of this subcommittee’s work.

Downtown Revitalization

The Inquiry emphasized that the entire region requires a vibrant urban heart, and that the outsider’s view of Northeast Florida often begins with Jacksonville and downtown core. “A good first impression of the city can have long term positive implications.”

Mayor Brown’s reorganization of Jacksonville’s efforts toward sustainable growth into the Office of Economic Development is a good move,welcomed by the Implementation Task Force because of its focus on downtown development. The Implementation Task Force is advocating for creative solutions to one of downtown’s long-standing difficulties: the homeless people living on the streets, especially at Hemming Plaza.

Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship

As a result of Implementation Task Force work, www.jaxsmallbizhelp.org now assists entrepreneurs through the entire First Coast, not just Jacksonville.

This group of volunteers is realistic about the impact of the Great Recession, which has been particularly harsh in Jacksonville. However, with continued, persistent effort, the Task Force is confident that Northeast Florida will emerge stronger than ever.

To find out more about our Implementation efforts, visit www.jcci.org.

Engage. Act.Community Inquiry Implementations

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Recession Recovery...and Beyonda Regional Study

A report to the citizens of Northeast Florida

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“Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to.” - Orson Scott Card


Learn. Engage. Act.Engaging the Community

Community Engagement is a type of public participation that involves people in problem solving or decision-making. JCCI’s process of convening diverse groups to create positive change in their community is both time-tested and externally evaluated. JCCI is the place for citizens to come together around issues, identify problems and work toward solutions, and advocate for positive change in this community. Volunteers learn in forums and inquiries, engage in discussions, and act in task force implementations, and we thank them for their important work. How will you continue to learn, engage, and act with JCCI?

Am I My Parents’ Keeper? With support from Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, JCCI led a new kind of community inquiry this summer. Attorneys specializing in elder law, an author of the heartbreaking and hilarious memoir Mothering Mother, elder care advocates, and even a chaplain shared their lived-and-learned experiences. They described caring for elders and helping them and their families plan for the future and handle the crises when - oops - nobody fully anticipated that they would get older and that their living situation and emotional, financial, and relational needs might change.

We talked about how to prevent caregiver burnout. We asked: How do you make sure you have the right documents? How do you set yourself up so you have the best care and quality of life in your own old age and that the people you trust are making decisions when you can’t? And most importantly, have you talked about what they/you want?

Find out what you need to understand and get ready for planning, or at least start talking. Access audio recordings of all six sessions, read highlights of each meeting, and explore related topics by visiting our website. Our Am I My Parents’ Keeper? posts on EngageJax! are chock full of links, national and local resources, and a video of a 90-year-old pole vaulter you don’t want to miss.

We Remember Raines This August, JCCI Forward went to the movies for a slice of compelling history: We Remember Raines, a documentary that features Principal Andrew Robinson’s accomplishments, and depicts a fascinating flip of the separate and unequal facilities for Jacksonville’s black and white schools. Raines high school was able to hire the best teachers and make use of brand-new facilities, producing leaders and sports stars, not to mention becoming the first school in Jacksonville to be reaccredited by SACS. You can read and learn more at EngageJax!

Gerison Lansdown Issues & Answers As a special treat for our Children: 1-2-3 Implementation Task Force - and anyone in the community - JCCI hosted an Issues & Answers forum with Gerison Lansdown, international expert on child rights and founding director of the Children’s Rights Alliance for England. You can listen to an audio recording at www.jcci.org.

One X One We were asked to be part of the conversation, twice! Jacksonville Public Education Fund’s more than 100 One X One Conversations ask participants to talk about aspirations for public education in our community and how to reach them. Perspectives abound, as participants range from teachers, administrators, students, and parents to professionals in a number of fields. The goal is to hear from all segments of the community, to really talk about what we want to see and do in education. In one of the two conversations held at JCCI, someone mentioned that it was important to have appealing spaces. This got us thinking. Read more at EngageJax!

EngageJax! JCCI’s EngageJax! blog is really an opportunity for you to learn what positive changes are happening and how they come about, engage with who is working to make those changes, and most importantly, how you can act to make an even greater impact.

EngageJax! gives JCCI staff and volunteers a forum to post on a variety of topics, including leadership development, community vision, and opportunities to engage in the community. We also share in-depth, fact-based views of important Jacksonville issues, overviews of JCCI programs, projects, and events, details about what we’re reading and why, and short features on a few of our friends. Most of all, we want to hear from you - if you have suggestions for content or want to share your thoughts on what you’re reading. Make sure you visit us at www.jcci.org/jcciblog.


JCCI Forward is the leadership development initiative of JCCI. Forward seeks to engage men and women ages 25 to 45 in civic involvement and provides them with the training and skills needed to become community leaders. This is not your parents’ civic group. This program’s goal is to provide young professionals a way to engage with existing city leaders, to experience leadership development, and to build a network of friends and associates who all share the common goal of bettering the quality of life in Jacksonville and Northeast Florida.

2011-12 Programs

Since 2000, Forward has helped Jacksonville’s emerging leaders to Involve. Engage. Connect.Vision: To empower emerging leaders and community minded individuals to affect positive change in Northeast Florida through a platform of results-oriented issue forums and leadership development programs.

JCCI’s Future

Issue Forums: Issue Forums present participants a multi-week opportunity to brainstorm with key resource speakers, community leaders, and other Forward members on issues of concern to the Northeast Florida region, with the goal of seeking understanding and coming to consensus on proposed action plans to be implemented for positive change. Since 2000, we have held over 40 Issue Forums addressing community concerns.

Leadership Skills Learning Labs: Training offers Forward members the opportunity to learn and improve their community leadership skills. Each Learning Lab allows members to hear from key resource speakers and engage in training activities, in an effort to provide tomorrow’s leaders with the skills and tools needed to excel in their community.

Networking Socials: Socials provide networking opportunities or events to introduce the larger program offerings as they occur throughout the year. Participants have the opportunity to meet with existing community and Forward Executive Committee leaders. They are hosted by varying sponsors, in multiple locations.

JAXFacts Series: Focusing on the priority issues affecting our community’s quality of life, JAXFacts Series engages and connects similarly to Issue Forums, but for one night only.

Revenge of the Prom: On June 9, JCCI Forward celebrated the end of the program year with 300 of our closest friends, family and members! The 2nd annual decade-themed Prom brought in participants, old and new, and their nostalgic outfits. A huge thank you goes out to all of the sponsors, supporters and attendees of the event! And who knows - you might see the Prom again next summer!

JCCI Forward

Executive Committee Chair

Jennifer Mansfield

Chair-ElectLee Poechmann

Immediate Past ChairElexia Coleman-Moss

JCCI Board LiaisonBroderick Green

Recruitment ChairJustin Sims

Marketing ChairMi-Lim Chun

Issue Forums ChairJacquelyn Lowe

Training and Seminar ChairBrooks Terry

Action Plan ChairLeah Donelan

Committee MembersMickee Brown

Henry Burkard

Terri Glover

William Jackson

Circe LeNoble

Eric Parker

James Poindexter

Edward J. Schmalfeld

Laura Weiss


JCCI has 35 years of experience in engaging residents to build better communities. We have 15 years of experience replicating our success with individuals and organizations around the world. In 2009 we introduced this focused approach to serving communities that need assistance in developing a neutral convener role, engaging people in meaningful change efforts, and measuring progress towards a shared community vision. During the past year, Community Works saw great successes bringing people together to improve their quality of life through:

Check It Out: Independent Funding for the Jacksonville Public Library Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library, the Jacksonville Public Library Foundation, and JCCI volunteers followed-up on recommendations stemming from the Library’s Capacity Plan and growing concerns that budget cuts were sending the library system into “a graceful degradation”. The committee looked to models in other counties in and outside Florida, and the consensus was that without funding independent from the City, the Library would be at serious risk of losing its ability to serve the community. Several Florida Times-Union editorials beg the question: Do we value literacy and learning? Advocates are working to put a question on a straw ballot, a step toward stable funding for what they believe will be a 21st century library that can plan ahead, keep its revenue, and become the community center of literacy and information of a Jacksonville that values not only job development but also lifelong learning. The full report is available at www.jcci.org.

United Way Income Strategy From our beginning, JCCI has served as the planning arm of United Way of Northeast Florida. This partnership continues as JCCI provides the research assistance for United Way’s Income Strategy Council. The Council uses research to identify the extent of the poverty and low-income in Northeast Florida, the programs already in place, and the potential programmatic, systemic, and public policy solutions that United Way should pursue.

Hendricks County Hendricks County, Indiana (located just west of Indianapolis) asked JCCI to train local partners in engaging their population in a community-wide visioning effort to create their own community indicators report, modeled after JCCI’s Quality of Life Progress Report. They completed their report in June 2012, and are working toward community improvement.

Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities In 2009, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provided a four-year grant to the Duval County Health Department to develop and refine policies to impact childhood obesity. The Health Department hired JCCI to convene partners and consult on strategy. The project is now midway through its third year, and extensive work has been done in the areas of “complete streets,” “joint use” agreements, and establishment of a Duval County Food Policy Council to address food policy issues in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville Conversations for Education Jacksonville Conversations for Education is an initiative of the Chartrand Foundation in partnership with the Community Foundation in Jacksonville, the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida, WJCT, and JCCI. This initiative helps youth-serving organizations determine the best ways to advocate for public education reform and build their capacity to continue advocacy efforts. The outcome is a sharper focus and better strategy for those nonprofits already working in Duval County Public Schools.

Making Community Works work...for you! Community Works’ strength is in building capacity in communities to create positive change. We emphasize diverse participation, shared interaction, data-driven decision making, and consensus building. Organizations and communities turn to us when they need:

• community engagement and facilitation• community solutions for problems• public input on issues• program reporting, outcome measurement, and evaluation• targeted report cards to measure progress and provide accountability.

We realize that one size does not fit all. Community Works works with each client to develop a customized community proposal, tailored to their specific needs. We look forward to hearing from you as you work to improve your community!

Learn. Engage. Act. Community Works...works!

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Since it was launched in 2002, the Stewards program has worked to protect JCCI - one of Jacksonville’s true community treasures. As a group, these donors cherish the organization and are ambassadors for preserving the process and results JCCI’s work has become known for.

The Summer of 2012 saw changes to the program, transitioning the Council of Stewards from a multi-year pledge program to an Annual Giving level to include individual and corporate gifts. Steward Level donors annually contribute $2,000 or more and provide JCCI with significant and sustained financial support.

Two informal receptions are held each year, usually in the home of a fellow Steward. In January 2012, Lifetime Stewards Pat and Wayne Hogan hosted a discussion with newly hired St. John’s Riverkeeper, Lisa Rinaman titled “Looking Up River” exploring the state of the river and its impact on Jacksonville’s future. In August 2012, Stewards Lee and Clanzenetta “Mickee” Brown joined with Lifetime Stewards J.F. and Peggy Bryan in hosting Shahid Khan as he shared his vision and passion for the Jaguars and Jacksonville. These evenings provide the opportunity for thought-provoking, high-level presentations and discussions with distinguished guest speakers, and they are always highlighted by spirited exchanges among attendees.

We sincerely thank JCCI’s Stewards for their continued support of our mission and invite you to consider the Steward level in your Annual gift planning.

JCCI Stewards

We are pleased to announce the formation of JCCI’s Legacy Society. Made up of members who care so much for the Jacksonville Community Council Inc. to leave a legacy, Society members are visionary in both supporting the organization and planning for its future. There are many ways of making a permanent gift to JCCI, and no matter your choice, as a member of JCCI’s Legacy Society, you can feel good knowing that you are making a commitment to building a better community.

If you have planned a legacy gift for JCCI and wish your name to be recognized, or if you are interested in learning more about planned giving and how it can secure the future of JCCI while providing benefits to you, please call Molly Wahl in the Development Office at (904) 396-3052.

Legacy Society

Learn. Engage. Give.


Our Sponsors

Children: 1-2-3 InquiryPrimary Funder

The Chartrand Foundation

Implementation SponsorsBaptist Health of Northeast Florida

bestbet - JacksonvilleCommunity Foundation in

JacksonvilleDavid A. Stein Family Foundation

DuBow Family FoundationEarly Learning Coalition of Duval

Mark &Meredith FrischJacksonville Jaguars Foundation

Jessie Ball duPont FundLazzara Family Foundation

United Way of Northeast Florida

Title SponsorWaste Management

JAX Facts SeminarsGM in the Southeast

Ulrich Research Regency Centers

Issue Forum- Slow Food: What’s For Dinner?Whole Foods Jacksonville

Skills Seminar SeriesJAXPORT

Xtreme Wings

2011 Race Relations Progress Report

FundersUnited Way of Northeast Florida

Education ChampionW.C. & Susan Gentry

Employment & Income ChampionFlorida Blue

Housing & Neighborhoods ChampionSunTrust

Health ChampionAetna

Justice & Legal ChampionHarris, Guidi, Rosner, Dunlap, Rudolph,

P.A.

Civic Engagement & the Political System Champion

WJCT

2010 Quality of Life Progress Report

FundersUnited Way of Northeast Florida

Title SponsorThe Community Foundation in

Jacksonville

Community Snapshot SponsorFlorida Blue

Achieving Educational Excellence ChampionCommunity First Credit Union

Growing a Vibrant Economy ChampionThe Lazzara Family Foundation

Preserving the Natural Environment ChampionWells Fargo

Promoting Social Wellbeing ChampionJessie Ball duPont Fund

Enjoying Arts, Recreation & Culture ChampionHaskell

Sustaining a Healthy Community ChampionSt. Vincent’s Healthcare

Maintaining a Responsive Government ChampionRayonier

Moving Around Effectively & Safely ChampionRogers Towers, P.A.

Keeping the Community Safe ChampionCSX Corporation

Am I My Parents’ KeeperTitle Sponsor

Northeast Florida Community Hospice

Meeting SponsorElderSource

Lunch SponsorRobert Morgan Law

Revenge of the PromJacksonville JaguarsIntuition Ale Works

On the FlyTeam Black


FY 2011 FY 2010

Public Support & RevenueContributions & Memberships $ 261,722 $ 293,420

United Way of Northeast Florida $ 103,157 $ 152,173

City of Jacksonville $ 62,261 $ 62,261

Other Contracts $ 253,380 $ 171,137

Investment Income $ 9,733 $ 9,392

Realized gain (loss) on investment $ 4,288 $ (10,838)

Unrealized gain (loss) on investment $ (4,677) $ 35,739

Other Income $ 17,170 $ 12,832

Total Public Support & Revenue $ 707,034 $ 726,116

ExpensesProgram Service - Community Planning & Development $ 645,473 $ 630,842

Management and General $ 104,213 $ 92,972

Fund raising $ 61,369 $ 56,936

Total Expenses $ 811,055 $ 780,750

Increase (Decrease) in Unrestricted Net Assets $ (98,466) $ (54,634)

JCCI’s full Audited Financial Statements were completed December 16, 2011, by Ralston & Company, P.A. and are available for review in JCCI’s offices during regular business hours.

Jacksonville Community Council Inc.Statements of ActivitiesSeptember 30, 2011 and 2010

Financial Snapshot

261,722 37.02%253,380 35.84%103,157 14.59%

62,261 8.81%17,170 2.43%

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Program Service - Community Planning & De 81% $630,842Management and General 12% $92,972Fundraising 7% $56,936Other 0%

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Give.

“Vision is not enough. It must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.” ~ Vaclav Havel

Ability Housing of Northeast Florida

Acquired ConsuiltingAfesa AdamsJanet AllenDonald AndersonSidney AnsbacherAngenis ArnoldBonnie ArnoldTracey ArpenEleanor AshbyLaura BailetJeptha BarbourMichelle BarthBB&T Branch Banking &

Trust Co.James BeelerLynn BertramMichael BlaylockMichael BoylanWiatt BowersWilliam BraddockCarol BradyRichard BrockLequita BrooksSolomon BrotmanElizabeth BrownLee BrownJoy BurgessHenry BurkardJeannine BytwerkAdrienne CartagenaRobin CartwrightCecil W. Powell & Co.Jennifer ChapmanJeane ChappellMeredith Chartrand FrischLois & Alan ChepenikSamuel ChristianCatherine ChristieMi Lim ChunBeth ClarkCynthia A. ClaytonJeff ClementsDale CliffordClockwork MarketingDaphne ColbertMichael ConnollyJarik ConradGary CorbittCabeth CorneliusCornelius, Schou, Leone & Matteson LLCGeorge CorrickKeli CoughlinRena CoughlinSkip & Glenda CramerPaul CrawfordJames CrooksJames CrossVicki CrossGary DalleroJill & Peter DameDanielLowry DanielsJulie Davis

Ulrike DeckerTeri DeLuccaMegan DenkDeVRY UniversityJanice DonaldsonLeah DonelanHeather DownsDowntown Vision, Inc.Katheryne DrennonAjani DunnTonia EastmanDavid Edwards Micheal EdwardsNancy & Spence EdwardsThomas EdwardsDawn EmerickKendra EmersonJana ErtrachterWilliam FacklerBetsy FallonFamily Support Services of

North FloridaDana FerrellMichael FisherFlagler DevelopmentLinda FoleyAnn FortnerDavid FosterCheryl FountainSondra FrusJohn GaillardAmanda GazalehMary GebhartAllan & Anita GeigerDawn GilmanTanya Gleeson RhodesRocelia GonzalezBarbara GoodmanKenisha GoreKimberly GovanC. Peter GoplerudPatricia GrabelA. Hugh GreeneHandsOn JacksonvilleJoshua HansenJonathan HansonCynthia HarpmanAmy HarrellHealth Planning Council of Northeast

Florida, Inc.Becky HendersonWilliam HoffAlisa JacobsWilliam JacksonJacksonville Transportation AuthorityJax Federal Credit UnionDemetrius JenkinsSuzanne JenkinsDavid JohnsonCrystal JonesVerline JustilienKatherine KastenElisabeth KiblerLaura LaneLBA Certified Public Accountants, P.A.

Leadership JacksonvilleFred LeeGinger LeeSusan LehrCharles LembckeChris LesterDawn LockhartJacqui LoweJohn LoweMarcella LoweHal LynchTracy MannDenise MarzulloRobert MasseySusan MasucciKaren MathisBobi McGinnisJack MeeksDavid & Amy MeyerJames MinionSuzanne Montgomery &

William CopleyAudrey MoranAllen MortonElexia & Jakey MossLoren MullinsJesse MurrayLinda MurrayMartha MurrayWilliam & Frances NashShannon NazworthPamela NelsonRobert NiedNonprofit Center of Northeast FloridaNorth Florida TPONova Southeastern UniversityMichelle O’RourkeDavalu ParrishMelanie PatzWillard PaynePeek, Cobb & Edwards, P.A.Jim PellotLucille PendletonMary Alice PhelanLee PoechmannCarole PoindexterBonnie PopeJudy PoppellKelly PourciauGary PowersJean PylePeter RacineSteve RankinPaul RayMarvin ReeseMary Starr ReviskyMaria RichardsonKaren RieleyRobert M. Morgan & Associates, P.A.Cynthia RobinsonLoulie RobinsonJudith RodriguezBryant RollinsTheresa RulienTom Ryan

Sally CorporationNichole SchlaisEdward SchmalfeldGeoff SelhorstHenry SengHeather SenterfittHoward SerkinDouglas ShaverMichael Austin ShellLynn ShermanElisabeth & Mark ShorsteinJustin SimsHeather SmithJeff SmithSherie SmithMarlene SpaltenSpecial Project PartnersIsabelle SpenceJames StevensonConnie StophelSupreme Janitorial ServicesDavid & Caroline SwainJames SylvesterTatyana TaMichelle TappouniBrooks TerryThe PLAYERS Center for Child HealthKeith TickellE. TilleyJohn TrainerAshley TrappAle’ta TurnerRachael TutwilerJoseph UlloUlrich Research ServicesUNF - College of Education and Human

ServicesUniversity of Florida, PediatricsJuliette VaughnJane VeniardSusan VerbeckMolly WahlPete & Nancy WahlJoel WarnerSherry WarnerVictoria WatkinsCynthia WatsonHoward WeiszLucy WellsTara WildesCherrise WilksRhonda WilliamsStephen WilsonWJCTWomen of Color Cultural Foundation, Inc.Steffanie WoodPeter WynkoopAlton YatesDonna Zahra

Annual donors are an integral part of supporting JCCI. Your contributions allow for a continuing level of excellence from year to year and we thank you for your supportduring the 2011-12 fiscal year, as of 7/31/12. With your help, we are building a better community.

Member Level Recognition as a Member is reserved for friends who annually contribute $50-$999.


Give.

1-2-1 Financial Credit UnionAuld & White ConstructorsBaker Distributing Co.Bank of America

ElderSourceEmily Balz Smith FoundationFraternal Order of PoliceHarris Guidi Rosner Dunlap & Rudolph, P.A.

IBM CorporationJacksonville Jaguars, LLCJoshua LiefMel Gottlieb Family Foundation

Jeanne MillerStephen PollanRegency Centers CorporationVyStar Credit Union

Steward Level* Recognition as a Steward is reserved for friends who annually contribute $2,000-$4,999.

AetnaDon & Carol AndersonJohn & Rebecca AndersonLouis & Chris ArabRonald & Hilah AutreyDave & Helen BalzBaptist Healthbestbet - JacksonvilleWilliam BishopJennifer & John BotterbuschTyrie & Lori BoyerBrooks HealthLee & Clanzenetta BrownMoody & Natali ChisholmYank & Shereth CobleBetsy Cox

Deutsche BankLawrence & Linda DuBowFidelity InvestmentsFL Coastal School of LawFionnuala GeogheganBroderick & Alva GreenRobert HarmonPreston & Joan HaskellDavid & Ann HicksRobert & Margaret HillWayne & Patricia HoganJoseph & Helen JacksonJAXPORTJessie Ball duPont FundMatthew & Alexis KaneHoward & Joy Korman

Michael & Pam KornEdward & Barney LaneHelen LaneStephen & Linda LeeJennifer MansfieldBill & Julie MasonSteve PajcicPamela Y. PaulThomas F. Petway, IIIJim & Gloria RinamanPeter & Lee Ann RummellJohn & Patricia RutherfordSteve & Theresa ShermanJamie Shelton & Allison Korman-Shelton Robert & Carol ShircliffMichelle Simkulet

Derrick SmithStein MartBrooke & Hap SteinSteve SuddathSunTrust BankThe Arthur Vining Davis FoundationsThe Thomas M. Kirbo and Irene B. Kirbo

Charitable TrustJohn & Renee ThompsonC.D. Towers, Jr.Susan TowlerMary Jane & Jack UibleMaliVai Washington & Jennifer CarperWayne & Delores Barr WeaverJim Winston

Investor Level Recognition as an Investor is reserved for friends who annually contribute $1,000-$1,999.

Champion Level Recognition as a Champion is reserved for friends who annually contribute $5,000-$9,999.

J.F. Bryan, IVCommunity First Credit Union of FloridaCSX CorporationEdna Sproull Williams Foundation

W.C. & Susan GentryJohn HirabayashiMayo Clinic in FloridaOperation New Hope

Rayonier, Inc.Rogers Towers, P.A.St. Vincent’s HealthcareDavid Stein Family Foundation

Swisher International, Inc.Wells Fargo

Innovator Level Recognition as an Innovator is reserved for friends who annually contribute $10,000 or more.

City of JacksonvilleThe Chartrand FoundationCommunity Foundation in Jacksonville Community Hospice of Northeast FloridaDuBow Family Foundation

Duval County Health DepartmentEarly Learning Coalition of DuvalFlorida BlueFriends of the Jacksonville Public LibraryHendricks County Economic Development Partnership

Jacksonville Jaguars FoundationJacksonville Public Library FoundationLazzara Charitable FoundationUnited Way of Northeast Florida

If there is an error in the listing, please accept our apologies and contact the Development Office at 904.396.3052 or [email protected].

Sustainable Giving to JCCI

In the Summer of 2012, JCCI’s Executive Committee authorized an ad hoc committee, chaired by John Zell, to examine JCCI’s fundraising program including: giving levels, Council of Stewards, and how donors are recognized. The group of fundraising professionals and volunteers concluded with the need to streamline JCCI’s levels of giving. This update includes changes to our Membership program and transitioning the Council of Stewards from a multi-year pledge program to an Annual Giving level to include individual and corporate gifts. *Donors who gave to or renewed a multi-year Council of Stewards pledge during FY12 are recognized above as Steward Level donors and will be until the end of their current pledge.

Gifts in Memory and in Tribute

A gift to JCCI for a loved one is a meaningful way to honor or memorialize that person. Tribute gifts can be a perfect birthday, wedding, or holiday gift for the person who has everything. Why not put your gift to work engaging citizens to build a better community? Your generosity can provide a place for exploring issues of community importance, identifying problems, discovering solutions, advocating for positive change and developing Jacksonville’s future leaders.

When you make a tribute or memorial gift, the Jacksonville Community Council sends a letter to the recipient or the recipient’s family to let them know about your gift. Information about Memorial and Tribute gifts can be found on our website at http://community.jcci.org/donate.


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The Great Give 2012In February 2012, JCCI

staff and volunteers hatched a seemingly crazy idea: our first-ever exclusively virtual 38-hour giving campaign to support the bold projects and programs JCCI brings to our community.

The project was promoted through all of JCCI’s channels: The Scoop - our weekly e-blast, Community Matters - our quarterly newsletter, and social media sites including Twitter, Facebook, and Linked.

JCCI’s Board of Directors helped with promotion by adding the element of competition, issuing a challenge to all other groups of JCCI volunteers (Forward, Inquiry teams, Implementation teams, and Standing committees) to spread the word and raise as much money as they could.

JCCI’s staff pitched in and offered the reward of a full meal at their next meeting for two teams:

The Team with the highest number of donations. - JCCI Forward Executive Committee

The Team raising the most money. - Children: 1-2-3 Committee

The project was a success in more ways that one! The infographic shows how the project included great success in web site traffic, Facebook reach and Twitter traffic.

Keep an eye out for The Great Give in 2013, and help us continue to make it a success!


Learn. Engage. Act. Give.Community Engagement Report

Opportunities for Civic Engagement240 JCCI events In 2011-12 JCCI hosted 240 opportunities to engage diverse citizens on a variety of community issues including: child development, the slow food movement, city finance reform, recession recovery, caregiving for aging parents, libraries, and education issues.

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Effective Programming with Positive Feedback

JCCI Forward - Slow Food: What’s For Dinner Issue Forum

Check It Out: Independent Library Funding

Children: 1-2-3 Inquiry

Am I My Parents’ Keeper?

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3.7 out of 4=

3.8 out of 4=

A key goal for JCCI is ensuring the quality of programming and relationships with our participants and donors. Participants have consistently ranked JCCI programming as exceptional or outstanding this year, with scores on final Group Process Checks or Exit Evaluations averaging 9.7 out of 10 or 3.7 our of 4, respectively.

Engage Diverse Citizens

Black 20%Hispanic 6%White 68%Other 6%

Diversity of Adult Population in Northeast Florida

Age of JCCI Participants

Diversity of JCCI Participants

Black 21%Hispanic 1%White 75%Other 3%

Millenials 14%Gen X’rs 36%Boomers 38%Silent 11%

Unique Participants: 749Total Participants: 2,598

Organizational Image - Positive Media Mentions

15=185 mentionsJCCI gets mentioned in local media, a lot. We were mentioned in newspaper, magazine, television and radio news stories, articles, programs 185 times from September 2011 - August 2012. For reference, JCCI’s was mentioned 134 times for the same time period of the previous fiscal year.

Total Volunteer Hours 200 hrs=

4,650 hoursJCCI’s volunteers make an impact. Our volunteers logged more than 4,650 hours this year working on projects, tackling Inquiries and planning leadership development programming. All together, that’s almost 194 days or 6.5 months worth of work!


Every day JCCI is driven by the bold idea that together we can build a better community. We bring people together to learn about our community, engage in problem solving, and act to make positive change.

People meet at JCCI to learn from each other. Participants get a flash of insight, and everyone, at some point, has an “A-ha!” moment. Hundreds of people read our reports, blogs and results. We publish local research for everyone in Northeast Florida. Ask a question, and together we can find an answer!

Policy makers, leaders, residents, and people who want to be better informed come to our events. We can analyze the most recent information together because it’s presented in a way that everyone understands. Be an informed voice and make your voice heard through JCCI. When we come together around an issue, we can create impactful change for our community.

Our volunteers make long-lasting improvements in Northeast Florida. They learn more than just how to speak to powerful people. Our volunteers become leaders themselves, inspiring others, finding solutions and getting results!

Ernie AllenEdward BakerJames Baker

William BirchfieldGuy Botts

Bruce BowerRichard Bowers

Lew BrantleyJ. Shepard BryanJohn BuchananJames Burnette

Joe CarlucciThomas Carpenter

Dale CarsonJack ChambersDr. Yank CobleJoe Considine

Guy CraigJ.J. DanielJ.E. Davis

Vera DavisDeWitt DawkinsWalter Dickinson

Truett EwtonVincent ExleyRobert FeaginGeorge Fisher

Lyman FletcherRandall Gardner

1974 Amelia Island Conference Delegates

Miller GaskinW.W. Gay

RADM Lawrence GeisHarold Gibson

Dr. Arnette GiradeauJake GodboldLois GraessleJohn Gunning

Preston HaskellLex Hester

David HicksMarvin Hill

Matthew HobbsAnnabelle Hudmon

Fred HuerkampHomer Humphries

Earl HuntleyDonald Ingram

Andrew JohnsonWalter Ketcham

Fran KinneEdward LaneHelen Lane

Susan LeMaistreChauncey Lever

Jack McCormackDr. James McGibony

Rev. Rudolph McKissickWalter McRae

Donald MartinSallye MathisNina MatsonGene Miller

Rev. Gene ParksFrank PriestlyMelvin ReidAlvin Richer

James RinamanAndrew RobinsonJohn RosenblumJohnny Sanders

Robert SchellenbergWilliam ScheuGert SchmidtFred Schultz

Robert ShircliffMary Singleton

J.P. SmithJohn Smith

Eddie Mae StewardHans Tanzler

Samuel TuckerAshley VerlanderCarolyn VernierWilliam Webb

Nate WilsonJames Winston

Robert P.T. YoungA.P. Zechella

JCCI was created in 1975 as a result of the Amelia Island Community Planning Conference to examine community issues by bringing together a broad cross-section of the population. In its 36 years, JCCI has provided a forum and a structure through which groups of informed, concerned citizens have made a difference in public policy decisions. When enough people care to act, the course of an entire city can change.

About JCCI

“One of the marvelous things about community is that when we pool our strength and share the work and responsibility, we can welcome many people, even those in deep distress.” - Jean Vanier

“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” ~Michelangelo


Chair John Hirabayashi

Chair-ElectJF Bryan, IV

Secretary/TreasurerCrystal Jones

Immediate Past ChairWilliam C. Mason

Standing Committee ChairsLee R. Brown, IIIMatthew KaneJeanne MillerDerrick Smith

Chris Arab

Lee R. Brown, III

Jennifer Chapman

Jarik Conrad

Rena Coughlin

Micheal Edwards

Rocelia Gonzalez

Broderick Green

Matthew Kane

Joshua B. Lief

Ben WarnerPresident & CEO

Tonia EastmanCommunity Planner

Amanda GazalehCommunications &

JCCI Forward Coordinator

Demetrius JenkinsData & Information Systems

Coordinator

JCCI Staff

Loren MullinsLogistical Support

Steve RankinDirector of Implementations &

Special Projects

Michelle SimkuletDirector JCCI Forward & CFO

David Mann

Jennifer Mansfield

Juliette Mason

David Meyer

Jeanne M. Miller

Stephen Pollan

Douglas Shaver

Derrick Smith

James Stevenson

Susan Towler

2011-12 JCCI Board of Directors

Molly WahlDirector of Development &

Community Outreach

Interns:

Dr. Laura LaneVice President & COO

J.J. DanielJack H. ChambersYank D. Coble, Jr.Robert D. Davis

George W. CorrickHoward R. Greenstein

Jacquelyn D. BatesDavid M. Hicks

James C. RinamanKenneth W. Eilermann

J. Shepard Bryan, Jr.Juliette Woodruff Mason

Lucy D. HadiCharles P. Hayes, Jr.

Steve PajcicTracey I. Arpen, Jr.

Guy Marvin, IIILuther Quarles, III

W.O. BirchfieldMichael J. Korn

William E. ScheuAfesa Adams

William D. Brinton

Sherry BurnsSue K. Butts

Edgar Mathis, Sr.David M. Foster

John R. CobbGerald W. Weedon

Mary Ellen SmithAllan T. Geiger

Helen D. JacksonA. Quinton White

Christine ArabWilliam C. Mason

JCCI Past Presidents

About JCCI

“Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with vision is making a positive difference.” ~ Joel Barker

Andrea AribeKatie Gile

Charmaine Martinez

Stacy RousselKatherine Zinicola

Guy Seaton

Annual Meeting Sponsor

Annual Report Printed In-Kind by:

Jacksonville Community Council Inc.2434 Atlantic Boulevard | Jacksonville, Florida 32207 | (904) 396-3052

www.jcci.org

2012 jcci annual report

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