Aileen Williams-Gibbs - President
Mrs. Williams-Gibbs serves as Board Chair of Northewst Jacksonville Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) since its inception in 2001. She is a native of Jacksonville, Florida and grew up in NJCDC's target neighborhood. Mrs. Williams-Gibbs is an employee of Shands Jacksonville (26 years) (a teaching hospital associated with the University of Florida) and is the Co-owner/Operator of L.A.G. Consultants, specializing in personal/professional growth and development. She attended Florida Community College where she earned an AA degree in Psychology. She enjoys reading, writing, sports and motivating and inspiring others.

Mary Eaves - Vice President:
Ms. Mary Eaves is currently a member and Vice President of the Board of Directors for Northwest Jacksonville Community Development Corporation. Ms. Eaves is a Jacksonville native who grew up in the 29th and Chase Neighborhood area on West 20th Street near Abbott Street, off of Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy. She retired from a career in nursing, as a Nursing Education Consultant for the State of Florida and from Bethune Cookman College, where she was an instructor and administrator for the Nursing Program.

Clanzerria Brown, Recording Secretary:
Ms. Brown grew up in the 29th and Chase neighborhood. Currently, she is a caseworker with Shands Jacksonville, and brings experience in working to develop partnerships with other community institutions. Ms. Brown is the daughter of a long-time community activist (Clanzel Brown—Clanzel Brown Community Center is located just north of NJCDC’s target area on Golfair Boulevard), and continues this tradition with her involvement in the community.

Willie Alexander - Board Member:
Mr. Alexander is a retired pharmacist who resides in the neighborhood. He has a great interest in working to raise the condition of the 29th and Chase Neighborhood.

Audrey Gibson - Board Member:
Ms. Gibson is serving in the Florida State Legislature in her second two-year term, representing a district including NJCDC’s service area. Prior to her work as a state legislator, she worked for both the Jacksonville Job Corps and Urban Ministries of Springfield.

Ruth Golden - Board Member:
Ms. Golden is a long-time community resident and a member of the 29th and Chase Neighborhood Association. She is a retired school social worker for the Duval County School System.

Lloyd Washington - Board Member:
Mr. Washington is the President of the Grand Park Neighborhood Association, the neighborhood adjacent to 29th and Chase, where NJCDC also serves. He has worked for the Florida Times-Union for many years.

Oddesa Townsend - Board Member:
Ms. Townsend worked for Jacobson Company in the Human Resource Department for twenty years and a buyer for federate stores. Now retired and attending Florida Community College of Jacksonville. She is also a member of Bethel Baptist Institution Church.

William Atkinson - Board Member:
Mr. William Atkinson worked for the Federal Criminal Investigator for the U.S. Treasury Department for many years. He was also the Director of Civil Rights for the U.S. Forest Service.