Executive Committee
Oliver Barakat, President
Chris Flagg, Past Pres.
Christopher Noel, 1st VP
Rob Palmer, 2nd VP
Shirley Dasher, Treasurer
Brenna Durden, Secretary
John Allmand
Oliver Barakat
Jason Castillo
Shirley Dasher
Renee Dudgeon
Wyman Duggan
Brenna Durden
Matthew Eaton
Randall Farwell
Chris Flagg
Honorable Audrey Gibson
Lad Hawkins
Allan Iosue
Keith Johnson
Ellen Leroy-Reed
Steve Lovett
Bill Mabee
Ellis Maduaka-Cain
Mike McCollum
Christopher Noel
Robert Palmer
Julie Perricone
Carlon Robinson
Andy Sikes
Chief Stephanie Sloan-Butler
Anthony Williams
Robert Woolverton
E. Zimmerman Boulos
Honorable William Bishop
William Brinton
Alina Diaz de Villegas
Suzanne Arbizzani- Miller
Ted Pappas
Espie Patrinely
Buck Pittman
Natalie Rosenberg
Lynda Storkerson
Michael Wallwork
Jesse Wiles
Mary Blair Woolverton
JaxPride was formed in 1989 to address the concerns that local
beautification efforts were sporadic, fragmented, and frequently
conflicting. The lack of greenery, graceful design, and maintenance that
distinguish the country's most livable cities motivated the founders of
JaxPride to organize a facilitating umbrella organization to assist various
groups in formulating and implementing beautification programs. The
concept for JaxPride arose out of the sense of need and opportunity to promote
and protect Jacksonville's visual vitality.
Promote the connections between Urban Core revitalization and the vitality of the entire city; and Promote investment in the public realm.
JaxPride was an offspring of Greenscape, which formed in 1975 to beautify Jacksonville’s visual environment through its landscape. Since its inception, Greenscape's mission has evolved specifically to enrich our community through the planting, protection, and promotion of trees.
After JCCI released its Visual Pollution Study in 1985, it became evident that there was a need for an advocacy and education organization to protect and enhance Jacksonville’s visual aesthetic environment. As such, JaxPride was formed to promote and preserve Jacksonville’s quality of life through efforts to improve its landscape.
With elation and great appreciation, JaxPride has been the recipient of several awards. Each award and recognition is an honor and JaxPride is grateful in their acceptance. Some of these awards and recognitions include the following: