Dear JLJC Friends,
Please join me in welcoming Holly Cummings as Executive Director of Jacob’s Ladder Job Center (JLJC). Holly brings more than 13 years of experience in general and program management, fund development, as well as marketing and public relations to her new role.
Before joining JLJC, Holly served as a consultant and freelance for non-profit and public radio and worked in leadership roles for a variety of non-profits including the American Heart Association (Columbia, SC); The Healing Species and the Midlands Education & Business Alliance. She also served as a weekend radio announcer for WIIZ 97.9 FM in Barnwell, SC.
Holly earned a Master’s in Mass Communication from the University of South Carolina and bachelor of arts degree from South Carolina state university
We invite you to join us for an open house on Thursday, March 22ndbetween 4:00 and 5:30 at JLJC’s Plaza location (2304 The Plaza) to meet Holly. In the meantime, if you need to reach Holly her e-mail address is holly@jacobsladdercharlotte.org.
On behalf of the entire board and staff at JLJC, I’d like to extend a huge thank-you to Johnny Day who has been serving as interim executive director. Under his leadership, our amazing team of staff and volunteers continued to support the programs and services of JLJC and worked to further the mission of the organization. As a result, a total of 344 people graduated from our program with 271 of those getting hired in 2011.
We appreciate your continued support and involvement in JLJC.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey D. Jones
Chairperson, JLJC Board of Directors 2011-2012
