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Mack Recognized as Community Hero
Brandon Mack
On July 24, 2021 the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, a Miami Marlins AAAAffiliate, recognized Brandon Mack as a “Community Hero” at their game highlighting Negro League Baseball and the National Pan-Hellenic Council. The Community Heroes recognition was created by Minor League Baseball and Stouffers to honor individuals who are making a major impact in their communities. Mack previously served as the Volunteer Recruiter for the Guardian ad Litem program which utilizes community volunteers to advocate on behalf of abused, abandoned, and neglected children and as the Program Coordinator for One Church One Child of Florida where he recruited prospective foster and adoptive parents for children in foster care. Currently, he serves as the Director of Partnerships and Community Outreach for Duval County Public Schools where he handles the district’s community engagement efforts, community partnerships, volunteer management, and special projects for all local schools as well as the district. Much of his time is spent developing and managing relationships with faith-based, business, and other
Brandon Mack featured as Community Hero at Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp baseball game
community partners, leveraging those relationships to support and expand services to students, staff, and schools. Mack also serves as the Director of the Guide Right Program for the Jacksonville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., mentoring and preparing our next generation of leaders. He is a board member of the Arlington Council of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, where he is both the Program Chair and Education Committee Chair, the Kappa Alpha Psi Jacksonville Foundation, and the Gamma Beta Boule Foundation. He is also a member of the Jacksonville Urban League’s Advisory Committee for Community Prevention and Intervention Programs addressing youth and community violence through prevention and a recent graduate of the Leadership Jacksonville Class of 2021. He possesses a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communications with a concentration in Public Relations from Claflin University in Orangeburg, SC, and a
Master of Arts Degree in Public Administration from the University of North Florida. Mack takes pride in serving his community and doing his part to ensure that local students have access to the resources and opportunities necessary to be successful.
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