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YEO Bios
Patrick Flynn

Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner
Washington, D.C.
Patrick W. Flynn is an advisory neighborhood commissioner, a small
business owner, and a civic-minded person who hopes to improve the
Columbia Heights neighborhood. He came to the District of Columbia
in 2005 to attend Georgetown University with every intention to return
to Boston after earning his dual degrees in government and theater and
performance studies. However, from the moment he moved to his vibrant
neighborhood, he knew he wanted to make D.C. his permanent home. He loves his neighborhood and
would like to utilize his drive and team-building skills to be a leader for the community who addresses
important issues specific to Columbia Heights and ANC 1A06. Flynn received The People’s Counsel
DC Consumer Advocacy Award in 2014 and the Donn B. Murphy Award for Leadership and Initiative in
2010. @CoHiPa

Edmund Ford

City Councilman
Memphis, Tennessee
Councilman Edmund Ford, Jr. was elected to the Memphis City Council as
the District 6 representative in November 2007, making him the youngest
African-American ever to be elected to the Council at the age of 28. Dr.
Ford recently served as the 2013 Memphis City Council Chairman. He is
currently a mathematics teacher at Memphis Central High School where
he graduated in 1996 at the age of 16. Dr. Ford’s recent accomplishments
include serving as an advisory board member of the Tennessee Renewable Energy and Economic
Development Council (TREEDC), alternate director for the Tennessee Municipal League’s 8th District,
2011 Memphis Business Journal’s Top Forty under 40, and 2013 Tri-State Defender’s 50 Men of
Excellence. Councilman Ford, Jr. has an earned doctoral degree from Tennessee State University in
higher education administration and supervision. His dissertation was titled, “Faculty Perceptions of
Information Technology and Its Perceived Usefulness at a Public, Urban University in Tennessee.”

Jamal Fox

City Councilman
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Greensboro, North Carolina
In 2013, Jamal Fox became the youngest person ever to be elected to
the Greensboro City Council. He has a clear vision for his community
and works diligently to assist in meeting the city’s mission by working to
achieve economic wealth and developing opportunities that empower the
community. Fox received a bachelor’s degree in political science from North
Carolina A&T State University and masters of public administration from
Capella University. Fox is a founding member of the National African American Drug Policy Coalition,
a member of Citizens for Economic and Environmental Justice, as well as other civic involvement
programs. Fox serves as a council liaison of Greensboro College Commission and is the chair of the