Candidate: Niki Brunson

NIKI BRUNSON is a mother, sister, daughter of Duval, and community advocate.  

Professional Development:

TRUE Commission Chair - 2017 to present. County Commissioner for the Taxation, Revenue, Utilization, and Expenditures Commission for City Council representing the Urban Core CPAC since October, 2016

Member: - 2017 to present.  Inspector General Selection and Retention Committee

Community Advocate - Kids Hope Alliance - Pre-Teen and Teen Intervention and Prevention Initiative and implementaton of the Essential Services Plan with Tristan's Acceleration Academy 2017 - present

Community Outreach Coordinator - Florida New Majority - Real Talk for Real Change for equitable access to education opportunities regarding the ESSA waiver for English as a second language students in public school Ocotber - December, 2017

Member Florida PTA - Diversity Training 2017

Member - Jax Shines Steering Committee Member for Jacksonville Children's Commission "Quality vs Quantity" and Big Five Skills Development" September, 2016 - February, 2017

Mentee - Jacksonville Business Journal's Leading Ladies Initiative (Mentee) 2014 - 2016

Community Advocate - Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF) - Community Mobilization "Student Voice Initiative 2016 - Present

Group Leader - R L Brown Elementary Working Group for the Duval County School Board for school boundary changes to address under-utilization and poor school performance for Richard Lewis Brown Elementary, John Love Elementary, and Long Branch Elementary to avoid school closures. 

Social Policy Director - African American Economic Recovery Think Tank - Subject matter expert, Sunshine Law interpretation, and legislative bill tracking - 2015 - present

Chair of the Leadership Subcommittee - No FLAC (Improving accountability and transparency 2015 - present

Participant - Jax Bridges Spring, 2015

Jax Womens' Business Center Participant - 2013 - 2016

Small Business Development Center UNF - Client 2013 - 2015

Eagle Member - E3 Business Group 2012 - 2014

Impact Jax Participant - 2012 - 2015

Mentor Monday's - March, 2015

JA It's Her Business - Mentor 2014

Urban Redevelopment Experience

Emerging New Markets: 

Owner, Celebs Corner Kitchen 2010 - 2015 - Introduced upscale dining and entertainment experience in the north end zone of the stadium and arean zone

Owner, One Spark Participant 2013, 2014 - Crowdfunding participant to promote and develop the food truck industry

Owner, Affordable Accounting Services - 2001 - 2012 - Tax preparation, bookkeeping, and accounting services

Contributer - LISC and Groundworks Open Air Market Event September, 2014 - January, 2015

Board Member - Tristan's Acceleration Academy which provides afterschool, non-school day, and summer camp program services for students who attend public schools in distressed neighborhoods

Civic Engagement Experience

Historic Eastside / Northwest Jacksonville Social and Emotional Development Advocate for improvement of Quality of Life experience October, 2011 - present

Contributor - LISC Distinctive Neighborhoods Quality of Life report January, 2012

Contributor - JCCI's Jax 2025, Distinctive Communitie Intitative, May 2013

Contributor - Groundworks Jax Urban Renewal Projects, May, 2013

Contributor - Mayor Alvin Brown's Wealth Collaboration Initiative, May, 2013

Steering Committee Member - EWC Cooridor for ReNew Jax Initiative - 2013 - 2015

City Council Candidate - District 7 2015 - Primary

Creator - Civic Engagement Initiative - The Peaceful Protester September, 2015

Award - BBIF Beacon of the Community for emerging markets to Celebs Corner Kitchen 2013

Professional Association Membership

NAACP

SPAR

Jax Chamber

Jax Gullah Geechee Nation

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Professional Womens' council

North Council and Downtown Council for Jax Chamber

Education: 

Andrew Jackson High School 1987 - College Preparatory

Jacksonville University 1995 - Communications

University of Phoenix 2005 - Accounting and Finance