meet jocelyn gargus
Jocelyn is an inspiring, courageous young woman who represents the best of what the youth of Jackson can offer to the community. Together with her Jackson Grown Leader Fellowship colleague Tim Branch, they made us rethink the structure of the program. As the only Junior Fellows in the First Class of the Jackson Grown Leader Fellowship, Jocelyn helped us imagine what the Jackson Grown Leader Fellowship could do but, most importantly, what we could learn from the Fellows.
Building on interests and talents for both art and performing arts as well as a deep commitment to serving the community, Jocelyn captured the attention of 50 leaders from across Jackson-Madison County last year at the First Annual Jackson Grown Challenge to the City. She spoke on the importance of improving the ways that we understand and communicate child abuse across the community.
Jocelyn has wonderful things ahead of her as she continues to lead the leaders both within the Jackson Grown Leader Fellowship as well as in the broader community of Jackson.
Jocelyn’s interests for addressing community challenges: #childabuse #gangviolence
Jocelyn’s leadership, expertise and skills: #coordinator #teammember
2022 Challenge to the City:
Too Late: Understanding and Communicating Child Abuse
The Leaders Photo: Jocelyn Gargus at the Inagural Kickoff for the Jackson Grown Leader Fellowship at Baker Brothers BBQ. Madison County Mayor A.J. Massey takes a photograph of Jocelyn together with JCM Principal Ramonica Dosey and Marlon King, Superintendent of the Jackson Madison County School System and Tim Beanch Jackson Grown Fellow representing JCM.
Jocelyn Gargus in front of theCo at the Kickoff Meeting for the 2022-2023 Jackson Grown Leader Fellowship
Leading Leaders: Jocelyn Gargus at the 2022 Jackson Grown Challenge to the City. Jocelyn is joined by other Fellows from the first class of the Jackson Grown Leader Fellowship including (left to right Pautez Freeman (Liberty High School), Jennifer Wyatt (South Side High School), Tim Branch (Jackson Central Merry High School), Amiriah Springs (Madison Academic High School) and Kevin Hicks (JCM Early College High). Jocelyn spoke about the need to improve efforts to understand and communicate issues related to child abuse.
Introducing the Leaders: Jocelyn Gargus on stage with other Jackson Grown Leadership Fellows at the 2021-2022 Jackson Grown Challenge to the City.
Jocelyn Gargus together with the 2021-2022 Class of Jackson Grown Leader Fellows