John_Eddie_Jones

The Background Summary for John Eddie ?J.J.? Jones is that of creating a rewarding environment in Housing, Business, Community and Facilities Development and Research. I have extensive experience in all phases of Housing Development and Finance. I have demonstrated strengths in Program Management, Administration, Marketing and Public Relations. I have strong skills in strategic analysis for product and marketing development, marketing plans, market research, price proposals and contract negotiations. From 1974-1976, I was the Back-up Quarterback to ?Broadway? Joe Willie Namath with this National Football League team, where I was the First Quarterback ever to bench Joe Namath while he was healthy and was one of the first three African-American Quarterbacks to play in the National Football League. During the Off-Season Summer of 1975 I accepted a Presidential Appointment by President Gerald Ford to the U. S. Department of Commerce?s Office of Minority Business Enterprise, Washington, DC under the Business Management Fellowship Program, as the National Football League representative in the New York and New Jersey area, as a Recruitment Program Specialist. I am a Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., founded in 1911. I am a past Member of the National Association of Financial Consultants and the National Association of Public Administrators. I am a current Founder and Director of the Pacific Northwest Chapter National Black Chamber of Commerce (PNCNBCC).