Ju'Coby Pittman City Council Candidate At Large Group 5 Jacksonville
Ju'Coby Pittman is a native Jacksonville-resident who graduated from Englewood High School, and then went on to pursue the Edward Waters College C.L.I.M.B. Program. She holds dual degrees in business administrations from Florida State College at Jacksonville (Associate in Arts degree) and Jones College (Bachelor of Science degree) respectively. Additionally, she was honored with a Doctorate of Humane Letters by Jones College and serves as one of the institution's most accomplished alumna.
With more than three decades of community engagement, Pittman dedicated 22 years of her professional life to serve as President and CEO of the Clara White Mission. In this capacity she transitioned the non-profit organization from a $225,000 operational budget to a $3.1 million with 32 full and part-time employees.
Under her leadership, program initiatives have been sustained that focus on workforce development, job training and placement. Her primary focus of feeding and meeting the needs of Jacksonville's homeless population has been advanced by the implementation of a "Drop-in Day Center", providing customized services for veterans.
In 2014, she will open "Beaver Street Veteran's Villas and Outreach Center" and "White Harvest Farm and Farmer's Market". The innovative brand of initiatives will provide affordable housing and grow fresh produce for the community. She has set the trend for efficiency and effectiveness in results and accountability.
Community engagement has kept Pittman at the forefront of Jacksonville's progression as she has served on the transition team(s) of Jacksonville's three prior mayor's: John Delaney, John Peyton, and current Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. In addition, to serving as an active member on numerous board of directors including Jacksonville Children's Commission, Cummer Museum, YMCA, Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum, and Department of Juvenile Justice, she is a member of Leadership Jacksonville, Junior League of Jacksonville, Westside Business Leaders Association and the Downtown Rotary Club to name a few. She worships at Bethel Baptist Institutional Church and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Among a few of her esteemed honors include the Jacksonville Business Journal "Women of Influence," Florida Times Union, "Eve Award,Finalist" and the FBI "Community Leadership Award".
She is the proud parent of two children.
The highest honor she seeks will come directly from voters: Jacksonville City Councilwoman At-Large Group 5. The upcoming election is March 2015.
She is supports an fully inclusive HRO change for Jacksonville.
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