Aschelle Morgan Joins JCCI Staff
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JCCI Appoints Aschelle Morgan as new Community Planner
Heading into new year, JCCI strengthens resources with a bold new hire
11/20/13 Jacksonville, FL - JCCI (http://www.jcci.org) announced today that Aschelle Morgan has joined the nonprofit organization to further develop their community outreach abilities and strategic partnerships. Aschelle Morgan comes with a wealth of experience within the Northeast Florida region and beyond. Previously, she served as ImpactJAX Coordinator working with JAX Chamber, and as One Spark Inc.’s Community Outreach and Partner Development Manager, where she developed and implemented the community outreach strategy to launch and execute the world’s first annual crowdfunding festival, with the team’s efforts resulting in nearly 500 festival entries and over 130,000 attendees in downtown Jacksonville, FL for 5 days in April 2013. Joining in advance of JCCI’s move to the WJCT building downtown and an upcoming brand refresh, Aschelle can continue her success.
Aschelle joins JCCI as Community Planner to continue JCCI’s recent success with the initial year of JAX2025. Her focuses will include developing partnerships to further the “Build It” phase of the initiative, as well as work with Forward to continue to develop young leadership in the area. Aschelle comments, “I am so excited to begin a new challenge with JCCI, an organization that I have admired for a long time, and look forward to working with the team to further develop their already extensive community services. I am fortunate to be joining such a respected nonprofit in an arena that I am truly passionate about.”
Ben Warner, President & CEO said, “Aschelle’s energy and enthusiasm are evident whenever you come in contact with her. We are fortunate to have her join our efforts, and know that she will become a key addition to the JCCI family. We view her appointment as a sign of our commitment to Jacksonville; her work will allow us to serve the community in new ways. I am incredibly pleased that we were able to find someone of Aschelle’s caliber to fulfill this role."
About JCCI
Every day, JCCI is driven by the bold idea that together we can build a better community. We bring people together to learn about their community, engage in problem solving, and act to make positive change.
JCCI boasts the longest-running community Quality of Life indicator report in the world, for which the organization is called upon both locally and internationally as a best-practice example. JCCI’s Community Snapshot serves the NE Florida region with up-to-date indicator data. Forward is JCCI’s leadership development program, working to prepare Jacksonville’s upcoming leaders to be good stewards of our community. JAX2025 is a community-owned and –driven initiative to both imagine and build a better future for Jacksonville, facilitated by JCCI.
JCCI-Jacksonville Community Council Inc. is a nonprofit civic organization driven by the bold idea that together we can build a better community. Since 1975, JCCI has been bringing people together to learn about our community, engage in problem solving, and act to make positive change in Northeast Florida and beyond. JCCI’s inquiry process and indicator reports have served as models for hundreds of communities around the world. For more information, visit the JCCI website at www.jcci.org.
