{"id":542,"date":"2021-08-31T20:09:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T20:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamkofoundation.org\/?page_id=542"},"modified":"2025-08-29T04:46:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T04:46:01","slug":"michelle-edmond-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jamkofoundation.org\/index.php\/michelle-edmond-executive-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Edmond &#8211; Founder, Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"> <strong>Helping Eradicate Poverty of Mind, Body and Spirit <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"212\" class=\"wp-image-739\" style=\"width: 115px; height: 108px;\" src=\"https:\/\/jamkofoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-JAMKO-Lion-LogoMakr-JPEG-300dpi-e1585615273254.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-midnight-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#b1b6c5\">At Jamko, we love to come alongside projects and organizations that uplift, support and educate local communities of color. <br><br>Agencies serving low income people are doing great work, but need business tools, funding and management experience to grow and prosper. I share my business marketing\/sales\/communications expertise to help programs better serve and uplift our communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-midnight-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#b1b6c5\">We build capacity to build leaders. We build leaders to deploy servants. We deploy servants to help Eradicate Poverty of Mind, Body and Spirit.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1cbed7869c5a53e614a7465c3f1429ff\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/jamkofoundation.org\/index.php\/programs\/\" style=\"border-radius:11px\"><strong>Non Profit Agency Partners<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"background-color:#b1b6c5\" class=\"wp-block-list has-background\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>APEX Maritime Training and Consulting<\/strong>: Merchant Mariner Training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>West Oakland Job Resource Center<\/strong>: Employment, Financial Coaching<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Nehemiah Project<\/strong>: Capacity Building, &nbsp;Leadership Training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Backpack Project<\/strong>:  Homeless Care Packages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>OCCUR AMBOF<\/strong>: \u2013 Grant training\/1:1 Fund Development consulting to faith-based organizations <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--06024e6d8590ce65753ee32ae0364775\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edmondmichelle\" style=\"border-radius:11px\"><strong>Professional Experience<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>10 Years Non Profit Executive Director<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Jamko Foundation, Inc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">SAVE Oakland Soldiers Against Violence Everywhere <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Sinkler Miller Medical Association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>25 Years Corporate Marketing and Business Management<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Charles Schwab:  Manager National Mortgage Marketing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Wells Fargo Bank: Assistant Vice President Business Debit Card Marketing and HR Communications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Sybase: Corporate Director of Marketing Communications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">MTV Networks: Affiliate Sales and Marketing Manager for MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, Comedy Central<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--a0024a04074b83fcaa4b7b37e77c8eb5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edmondmichelle\" style=\"border-radius:11px\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">BA in English from UCLA: University of California Los Angeles <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">MBA from USC: University of Southern California Marshall School of Business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jamkofoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ME-Head-Shot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Executive Director Michelle Edmond\" class=\"wp-image-182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamkofoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ME-Head-Shot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jamkofoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ME-Head-Shot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jamkofoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ME-Head-Shot.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jamko Foundation Executive Director<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helping Eradicate Poverty of Mind, Body and Spirit At Jamko, we love to come alongside projects and organizations that uplift, support and educate local communities of color. Agencies serving low income people are doing great work, but need business tools, funding and management experience to grow and prosper. 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