MANAGEMENT TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Carmen Drake was appointed by the AJFC Board of Directors to serve as its CEO in February of 2020. Ms. Drake previously served as the attorney for the Board of Directors from 2004 to 2020. Ms. Drake earned a Bachelor of Science degree from THEE Jackson State University (1993) and her Juris Doctorate from the George Washington University National Law Center (1996). Ms. Drake as devoted much of her career to public service as a Special Assistant Attorney General and as a Public Defender in Adams and Wilkinson Counties, FISCAL OFFICER Astreya Zachary serves as the agency's fiscal officer. Prior to joining AJFC, Ms. Zachary previously served as the Assistant Contoller for Great River Industries. Ms. Zachary earn a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from THEE Jackson State University in 2015. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER Duchess Prater joined AJFC in 2020 and currently serves as the agency's Human Resources Manager and the Community Liaison for the Community Services Program. COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM DIRECTOR Suzanne Nichols has been employed with AJFC for 23 years. Ms. Nichols stared her career in 1998 as a Case Worker and diligently worked her way up to Community Service Program Director in June 2020. COVID-19 VACCINE ACCESS PROGRAM DIRECTOR Czavaniah Brooks serves as the Program Director for the COVID Vaccine Access Program at AJFC. Mr. Brooks holds and MBA in Healthcare Administration and is also a Licensed Nurse. Copyright © 2021 AJFC Community Action Agency - All Rights Reserved. Powered by GoDaddy We have several positions open! Click on the box below to find out more. LEARN MORE

AJFC GOVERNANCE Founded in 1966, AJFC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Community Action Agency (CAA) created through the Economic Opportunity Act. AJFC is governed by a 21 member, tri-partite board. This board structure consists of elected public officials, representatives of the low-income community, and appointed leaders from the private sector. MEMBERS OF THE AJFC BOARD OF DIRECTORS PUBLIC Bridgett Pollard, Adams Co. Chair, Nominating Committee Marvin Ratliff, Claiborne Co. Rev. Kenneth Thrasher, Copiah Co. Vice Chair/ Chair, Finance Committee Judge Rickey O’Quinn, Franklin Co. Regina Reed, Jefferson Co. Board Chair VACANT, Lawrence Co. VACANT, Lincoln Co. PRIVATE Carolyn Slack-Myles, Adams Co. Rev. Hugh Johnson, Claiborne Co. Tanya Marsaw, Copiah Co. Secretary/Chair, Personnel Committee VACANT, Franklin Co. Verna Humphrey Grimes, Jefferson Co. VACANT, Lawrence Co. Curtis Oliver, Lincoln Co. LOW-INCOME Judge Tony Heidelberg, Adams Co. Chair, Planning Committee Rev. Roosevelt Yarbrough, Claiborne Co. Gloria Sandifer, Copiah Co. Cassandra Tillman Vaughn, Franklin Co. VACANT, Jefferson Co. Rev. Kendrick Barnes, Lawrence Co. Valerie Moore, Lincoln Co. Chair, Human Rights Committee Copyright © 2021 AJFC Community Action Agency - All Rights Reserved. Powered by GoDaddy We have several positions open! Click on the box below to find out more. LEARN MORE