MUSICIAN | ENTREPRENEUR | PUBLIC SERVANT
"Be seen serving, don't serve to be seen"
- Jerred
#ThePeoplesChoice
WINNER
People's Convention 2023
Leading the effort to #BringBackTheMusic to the Mud Island Amphitheater!
Follow the community movement to save the legendary Mud Island Amphitheater, lead by Jerred! Click the photo below to be taken to the #BringBackTheMusic: Mud Island Amphitheater website so you can sign up for email updates and follow the social media pages!
Leadership. Experience. Results.
President of the Downtown Neighborhood Association. Led Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) to its largest membership ever: from 67 members to over 500+! Hosted the first ever "Meal on Main" with over 200 people dining on Main Street in Downtown Memphis at one long table & string lights!
Stood shoulder to shoulder with Uptown community to organize to fight & win against a 7-story parking garage from being built next to their homes!
Jerred is all about PEOPLE POWER! He helped protect this community and will fight for ALL of Memphis!
As President of the Downtown Association, he helped develop a new plan for Riverside Drive to calm traffic and add several more much-needed parking spaces!
He led this initiative by engaging the community and getting feedback through the membership of the Downtown Neighborhood Association!
Through the Downtown Neighborhood Association, as President, put a focus on crime and people coming Downtown running amok. Supported and helped strategize with MPD to "take back Downtown" by pushing for cars who are driving recklessly to be towed be towed and pushed for a "NO TOLERANCE" policy for a safer community.
Served as Commissioner for Memphis City Beautiful and helped launch one of the largest city-wide clean ups in the organizations history via the Litter League Competition!
He also participated in over 50+ neighborhood clean ups over the years! He loves connecting with neighborhoods!
As Commissioner for Memphis City Beautiful for several years, led & participated in clean ups all over the city!
One of his favorite's was the former What-a-Burger clean up in Frayser on Frayser Blvd! After the team cleaned it up, a new business soon re-located in the once vacant space!
Other work Jerred has done over the years:
Worked with Westwood community leaders to advocate for revitalization & clean up of Southwest Twin Drive-In site!
Worked with Mrs. Jo Ann Street and other community leaders to clean up blighted areas in Hollywood/Douglass!
Made state history by spearheading & founding the state's first rainbow crosswalk in Cooper-Young honoring and lifting the LGBTQ+ community.
Works with Women Teamsters & Mrs. Wanda Alberson every year to provide toys for the kiddos at Christmas
by hosting a toy drive!
Spearheaded the street renaming & the ceremony honoring James Alexander of the BarKays in Soulsville!
Worked with Kathy Temple to give back school supplies to Douglass community!
Partnered with Whitehaven leaders to bring new Christmas tree to Whitehaven community at Southland Mall!
Worked with Mrs. Hazel and other community leaders to bring new Christmas lights to Whitehaven street light post!
Read more about Jerred by clicking HERE!
Where is District 8?
Can I vote for Jerred?
District 8 consist of ALL of Downtown, Smokey City/Klondike, parts of Midtown, parts of Central Gardens, parts of South Memphis, and a little bit of Frayser! See map below - if you live within this map, you can vote for Jerred!
