West Jax Rotary

Audrey Moran
Mayoral Candidate

Audrey Moran’s long career in both public service and private business has given her the experience to bring a new era of trust and vision to the City of Jacksonville.

Audrey has served as Chief of Staff for Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney and as Director of Legislative Affairs for Mayor Ed Austin. She has also served as Managing Director and Special Counsel for the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission. As President of Moran Mediation Group, Audrey gained the invaluable business experience of meeting the payroll while running her own law firm.

In 2008, Jacksonville’s Mayor John Peyton charged Audrey with the task of leading the Positive Youth Development Subcommittee of The Jacksonville Journey: A Comprehensive Community-Wide Anti-Crime Initiative.

Audrey began her legal career with the Jacksonville law firm of Mahoney Hadlow and Adams and later joined the State Attorney’s Office, where she started the Special Assault Unit to handle rape, domestic-violence and child-abuse cases. She was the first female attorney appointed to the position of director in the Fourth Judicial Circuit, and she served with distinction as the Director of the County Court and Training Division, Director of the Special Prosecution Division, and as a member of the Homicide Team.

In 2005, Audrey was selected to become a trustee of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, a large charitable grant-making organization in Jacksonville. She currently serves as Chair of the Board of Visitors for the Florida Coastal School of Law and is a member of Downtown Rotary and the Jacksonville Women’s Network. She also serves as co-chair of Project Breakthrough, a race-relations initiative sponsored by the Aspen Institute. She has previously served as Chairman of the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida, Executive Board Member of the Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership, and on the Board of Directors of Baptist Medical Center.

Audrey was also Chairman of the Downtown Development Authority and an inaugural member of the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Downtown Vision, Inc.

Audrey has received the Klechak Award for Downtown Advocacy, and is a recipient of the Rotary Good Government Award. She has been chosen as a Gateway Girl Scout Council Woman of Distinction, and was the first woman selected to receive the Jacksonville Bar Association’s Lawyer of the Year award. In 2004 Audrey was honored with Leadership Jacksonville’s Community Trustee Award.

She currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sulzbacher Center, a $7.5 million organization located in downtown Jacksonville.

Audrey received her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Syracuse University and is also a graduate of Duke University’s School of Law, where she served as student body president and at graduation received the Outstanding Oral Advocate Award.

Audrey lives in Jacksonville and is married to the Honorable John A. Moran, II. Their four children are Caitlin, a junior at Florida State University; Jack, a freshman at Florida State University; Mary Kelley, a junior at Episcopal High School and Michael a freshman at Bishop Kenny High School.

Notes
President John Runion opened the meeting.
Ron Bongiovanni gave the invocation.
Nandu Paryani recited the Pledge.

Terry Vereen gave details on the Adopt-A-Highway project that was held on January 23, 2010 and reminded everyone that the next project is to be held on January 30, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. They will meet in the McDonald’s parking lot on Ortega Blvd.

Bill Scheu reminded everyone that the club will be meeting at the Downtown Public Library for the February 17, 2010 meeting.

Andy Hariton spoke about the Youth exchange program (over the next 2 weeks and month) and what commitment the club would like to make. Guest (Bill Merk) also spoke about the benefits of participating in the youth exchange program. (Monica exchange student from Hungry) spoke on behalf of the exchange program.

The Rotary Club of West Jacksonville Haiti disaster relief effort was discussed. Contributions and donations are being accepted at this time.

Barry Allred introduced guest speaker (Jack Sears) who spoke on behalf of the Boy Scouts of America. Rotary’s longstanding tradition to support Scouting was recognized. More information on the Boy Scouts can be found at www.scouting.org. The Scouts are currently interested in anyone looking to become a leader.

Visiting Rotarians
Buck Autrey — Downtown
Bill Learn — Downtown
Ed Witt — Downtown
Marcus Drewa — South Jax
John Noseworthy — Wilmington, DE
Paul Laden — Mandarin
Warren Grymes — Arlington
John Cooksey — Orange Park

Rotary Guests
Ginni Raulerson - Guest of David Taylor
Rick Brodeur — Guest of Frank Surface
Eric Sherman
Monika Ignacz — Exchange student from Germany
Tamas Ignacz — (Monika’s brother)

Birthdays
Barry Allred — February 1
Dave Barksdale — February 9

Next Meeting - February 10, 2010
Speaker: Tom Majdanics, President, Kipp School
Greeters: Julian Barrs, Jr, and Al Yates
Pledge: Bob Goodwin
Four-Way Test: Stew Irwin

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