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How We Work
A Sense of Place
Investing in places - and the people who live there - to create communities of belonging.
Equitable Access to Opportunities
Supporting equitable access to resources and opportunities for our most vulnerable neighbors.
Impact Investing
Investing to achieve positive impacts in the communities we serve.
The Jessie
An investment in the nonprofit sector and downtown Jacksonville.
Community Partnerships
Working closely with local government and other partner to achieve shared goals.
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Staff
Mari Kuraishi
President
Marilyn Benjamin
Senior Grants Manager
Ann-Marie Braddock
Office Manager
Chris Crothers
Director of Impact Investing
Katie Ensign
Vice President for Placemaking & Administration
Donte Palmer
community animator, the jessie
Ruth Pierre-Charles
Research & Program Associate
Geana Potter
Senior Manager of Operations
Barbara Roole
Director of Equity
Lili Weinstein
Data Science Fellow
Mark Walker
Director of The Jessie & Senior Program Officer
Melanie Cost Young
Communications
Denys Zayets
Technology & Design Officer
