Community Boards
Community Boards
Donald Jeffries has served on quite a few community boards in the past 35 years. (Highlighted links have media or articles web pages attached to them.)
St. Louis, Missouri
Missouri Health Care For All Task Force, April 2007 - Present
Health and Environmental Justice [HEJ], Volunteer Consultant, August 2005 – July 2006
Mid-County YMCA Golf Tournament, Co-Chair, Volunteer & Event Day Committee, February - July 2004
Holy Ground Collaborative, August 2004 – Present; Chair, August 2005 – August 2006
St. Louis Black Repertory Theater Guild, Volunteer Consultant, April 2005 - Present
St. Louis Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship, July 2004 - Present
The Green Center/River Des Peres Watershed Coalition, Chair, Organization /Fundraising /Grant Writing Working Group, August 2003 – Present; Chair, Board of Directors, October 2004 – October 2007
Instead of War Steering Committee, January - June, 2003
Metropolitan Congregations United (MCU/CACI) Health Care Task Force, December 2002 – January 2004
Missouri Democratic Party - Staff, 5 campaigns (state representative, senatorial, presidential), general election 2000 and primary election, 2004; Delegate to State Democratic Convention, June 2004; University City Council campaign (Shelley Welsch), Consultant, 2002; University City Mayoral campaign (Shelley Welsch), Data Analysis, July 2005 – November 2006
The Green Center Board of Directors, May 2000 - February 2001; Advisory Council, February 2001 - Present
St. Louis Consortium on African American Male Survival, Father & Family Committee, December 1999 – June 2003
Haven of Grace Board, Building Acquisition Committee, November 1999 - July 2001
BicycleWorks, Volunteer Organizational Consultant, April 1999 - January 2000
Member, Board of Directors, January 2000 – May 2003
First Unitarian Church, Social Responsibility Committee, March 1999 - Present; Public Relations Committee, Vice Chair, August 2002 – May 2003; MCU/CACI Core Team Chair, February 2003 – October 2004; Community
Assistance Endowment Fund, March 2003 – Present; Sunday Welcoming Task Force, September 2006 – Present; Worship Committee, September 2006 – February 2007; Summer Services Facilitator, 2006/2007; Volunteer Coordinator, 2006/2007
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bernalillo County Turning Points Project Committee (creation of new paradigm for national public health services delivery), May 1997 - August 1998
Single Parent Project Advisory Committee, August 1997 - May 1998
New Mexico Democratic Party, Bernalillo County - State Central Committee, Delegate to County & State party conventions, veteran of 52 campaigns on all electoral levels - city council, judicial, state legislative, etc. to presidential, 1978 – 1998
First Unitarian Church, Chair, Public Relations Committee
New Mexico Men’s Wellness Conference, Presenter, 1990/1991/1993
Men’s Network Press Board of Directors, 1991-96; Board President, 1993-96
New Mexico Right to Choose Political Action Committee, 1993-95
Creative Alternatives for Special Adults Board of Directors (homes for developmentally disabled adults), 1988-89
New Mexico Peace and Justice Center Coordinating Committee, 1987-88
La Montanita (Food Cooperative) Board of Directors, 1985-86
New Mexico Jazz Workshop Board of Directors, 1982-83; Chair, Fundraising Committee, 1982; Chair, Public Relations Committee, 1983
Albuquerque Police Advisory Board, January 1980 - August 1981; Chair, August 1980 - August 1981
Public Administration Graduate Student Association, President, August 1977 - May 1978
Denver, Colorado
Rocky Mountain Assembly Leadership Conference, 1988, 1989; Presenter, Public Relations/Outreach for Unitarian Congregations
Rocky Mountain Summer Assembly Coordinating Committee, Member of Committee, 1991-95; President, 1994-95
Involvement with community organizations, 1978-2009