Historical May 1985 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Nancy Farmer was selected by the search committee to be the new executive director of the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council.
She began her duties in early April. Nancy received her Bachelor’s degree with honors from Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois.
Her education included a semester of Urban Studies living and working in Chicago.
Her work experience includes several positions with the Jacksonville Developmental Center, the Jacksonville Journal Courier newspaper, and Sangamon State University’s Center for the Study of Middle Sized Cities.
Her main emphasis as she begins the job is to familiarize herself with neighborhood institutions, businesses, and issues. Nancy says she will need some time before she can formalize specific goals and directions; however, she will continue the Council’s commitment to further neighborhood stabilization, clean-up and beautification of area streets, continue working to reduce crime, and promote the Skinker-Debaliviere neighborhood as a place to live.
Two current projects Nancy is working on are Operation Brightside and Rosedale’s Rags to Riches Sale.
She also plans to write for The Times on a regular basis.
If anyone needs her help or would just like to call and introduce yourself, she is at the Council office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The number is 862-5122.
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Nancy Farmer, new executive director of the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council. Photo by King Schoenfeld. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1985, page 1.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1985.
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