Raymond A. Jetson

Raymond Anthony Jetson (born February 14, 1956) is a non-profit founder and leader sho served as a state legislator in Louisiana. He was born February 14, 1956 in New Orleans, Louisiana... He is a former pastor and elected official who currently leads MetroMorphosis, the nonprofit organization he founded in 2012. 
Jetson’s work with MetroMorphosis emphasizes multigenerational leadership, which led to him being recognized as a 2022 AARP Purpose Prize Winner.
==Early Life and Education==
Jetson’s family has roots in the Eden Park community of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.. His father, Louis Jetson, was appointed to the Louisiana State Parole Board and later the Pardon Board. His mother, Mary Modica Jetson was a civil rights activist and school teacher.
Jetson graduated from Capitol High Schoolhttps://capitolhighbr.org/five-reasons-why-we-love-our-pride/ in May 1974, and attended Grambling State University and Southern University, before ultimately receiving a BA in Theological Studies and a MA in Christian Education from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
==Public Service and Ministry Career==
===State Representative, District 61, Louisiana House of Representatives===
In 1984, Jetson was elected to serve as the State Representative for District 61https://legis.la.gov/maps/House/City/Baton_Rouge.pdf in the Louisiana House of Representativeshttps://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf, which encompasses the North Baton Rouge community. Jetson was re-elected to serve consecutive terms in this position until 1999. As a Representative, Jetson was a member of the Appropriations Committee ; Chairman of the Transportation and Public Works Committee; Vice Chairman of the Health and Welfare Committee; Chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus; and the primary author of Performance-Based Budget Legislation .https://www.doa.la.gov/media/v5bhkns4/performanceinfo.pdf.
===Star Hill Church===
Jetson served as the Pastor of Star Hill Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from 1994 to 2017.
===Louisiana Family Recovery Corps===
From 2006 to 2008, Jetson was the CEO of the Louisiana Family Recovery Corps. In this role, he helped coordinate disaster responses to aid individuals in Louisiana impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. His work ensured over 30,000 people received help and more than 5,000 people transitioned from temporary post-storm housing to permanent homes.
===Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals===
From 2000 to 2004, Jetson served as the Assistant Secretary in the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities within the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
In 2004, Jetson was promoted to the position of Deputy Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, the largest state agency in Louisiana. Jetson created the Office of Aging 
==Nonprofit Leadership Career==
===The Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University===
In 2010, Jetson was selected to be a Fellow in the Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) at Harvard University.
In September 2010, Jetson invited 17 of his co-fellows to a social innovation summit in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to engage with 150 local citizen-leaders. This summit laid the foundation for what would become MetroMorphosis, the organization Jetson founded in 2012.
===MetroMorphosis===
Since 2012, Jetson has been leading MetroMorphosis. The mission of MetroMorphosis is to “transform urban communities from within.” MetroMorphosis is responsible for multiple convenings of The Urban Congress in Baton Rouge ; an initiative to train mentors in Baton Rouge; the Urban Leadership Development Initiative ; a pathway for new businesses to obtain investment capital through LaunchBR ; and the establishment of My Brother’s Keeper Baton Rouge. In 2022, Jetson announced the leadership structure of MetroMorphosis was changing and he would co-lead the organization with Sherreta Harrison. 
Category:1956 births
Category:People from Louisiana
Category:Southern University alumni
Category:Grambling State University alumni
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