Each week on On A Mission Penny Kievet interviews people in Jacksonville who are on a mission. This week Penny spoke to Alvin Brown, Former Mayor of Jacksonville who is currently running for Congress.
Penny Kievet is no stranger to the non-profit world having spent her entire professional career as a teacher, principal, college professor, trainer and executive with the American Management Association and now the Executive Director at City Rescue Mission. Prior to her move to Florida Penny lived and worked in Heidelberg, GR, Kansas City, MO, West Des Moines, IA and New York, NY, Kievet has served on 26 for-profit and non-profit boards as director and Board Chair and has also held local, state and national offices in numerous professional organizations and currently serves on the board of Feeding Northeast Florida, Safe To Hope, Inc. and the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions national board. Some of her recent awards include: Girls Inc. Woman of Vision, The Jacksonville Business Journal Woman of Influence Award, 2000 Most Notable Women in the United States, Who’s Who VIP Professional, National President of Pi Kappa Delta, 100 Top Female Executives in the Southeast , National President Cross Examination Debate Association, Outstanding Women in the Mid-west, Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals and numerous sales achievement awards.
Alvin Brown: “North Florida deserves a strong voice in Congress and a new, visionary leader who champions the right of every resident to achieve his or her God-given potential. Our district and our country face urgent challenges, and residents will not stand idly by and hope the same leaders somehow produce different results. Far too many of our neighbors have been disregarded and disenfranchised, and we must come together to empower our community and secure the kind of future we want to see. Further, we must make smart investments in our schools to ensure all children, regardless of zip code, can go to school safely and get a quality education, the true key to long-term economic opportunity.”
