Life’s Most Persistent and Urgent Question is: What are you doing for others? ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Board of Directors of Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services has elected Aieshya Jackson as Vice President and Darren James as Treasurer.
“Aieshya and Darren have stepped up to take on more responsibility just when our organization needs it most,” said Dr. Calvin Hill, Chair of Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services. “They bring critical skills to our leadership team and an integral part of our future.”
Ms. Jackson is a Business Manager for the City of Springfield, Library Department and has more than 15-years of financial services experience. She is a graduate of Bay Path University where she earned a Master of Science in Healthcare Management. Ms. Jackson also attended the Connecticut School of Finance and Management. She resides in Springfield.
Mr. James is a Financial Representative for Northwestern Mutual and has more than eight years of financial services and operations experience. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from American International College with a concentration in Communications and Business. Mr. James resides in Springfield.
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Since 1977, the mission of Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services, Inc. has been to nurture and develop the skills, opportunities, and spirit of families in Greater Springfield and the surrounding communities.
MLKFS fully embraces the vision of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. of the “beloved” community. As a multicultural and multiservice agency dedicated to being “Keepers of the Dream”, we nurture and empower the aspirations of individuals, families and youth to achieve new realities of peace, social and economic justice, self-determination, self-actualization, and self-sufficiency. MLKFS has served as a beacon for the multicultural inner-city community, offering Out of School Time programming, literacy promotion, college readiness, family supports, preventative health and nutritional services, community engagement initiatives, and cultural experiences through art, dance, and sports.
