The A Team

Akemi Stout

President

Erica Tobias

OFFICE MANAGER

• President of Jackson Federation of Teachers
• 2013-2015 Kappa Delta Epsilon
  
• Educator for 15 years in K-12 as well as adult classes and business education classes.
  
• Creator of www.educatorforlife.com (Education Consulting Services and learning services for Young People)
  
• Business Owner for 10 years in Atlanta, GA.
  
• Graduate of Jackson State University with Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science with Emphasis in  Information Systems
  
• Graduate of Belhaven University with Master's Degree in Education and Teaching
  
• Leadership Development Academy Training (1 year and continuing for administrators) Jackson Public Schools
  
• Certified Virtual Instructor: Education Development Center’s Center for Online Professional  Education
  
• Certified Business Counselor with Small Business Development (SBA)
  
• Business Consultant for Various Businesses in the Atlanta, GA Area
• Hewlett  Packard Award for  Excellence in Computer Science
  
•  Phi Beta Lambda, Association of Computing Machinery
  
• ACM Association for Computing Machinery, CSTA Computer Science Teachers Association
  
• Completed the National Resource Center for Youth Services Managing Aggressive Behavior Training Course
  
• Minority Women in Technology Business, Assisted over 78% students in the Sunflower, Tallahatchie, and Humphreys County area to complete the Adolesent Offender's Program with 100% success over a 3 year period

• Office Manager for 7 ½ years) with JFT/PSRP
• Education: Bachelor of Business Administration – Jackson State University
• Organizations: JSU Alumni Association
• Community Involvement: Christ Chapel Church of God in Christ
•  Assistant Children’s Sunday School Teacher 
• Music Department (Choir/Praise Team)
• Assistant Coordinator for the Youth Department
• Tuesday Night Bible Study Secretary
• Work Experience: Jackson Federation of Teachers (Office Manager); TempStaff Employment 
• Agency (assignments: JFT/PSRP temp secretary; Mississippi Blood Services (data entry); 
• CSpire (Customer Service); Mississippi Department of Revenue (data entry); Saks Incorporated 
• (Customer Service Representative – Credit Services Department).
  

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Monica Atkins

Organizer

As a Lead Organizer/Project Manager for United Auto Workers Global Organizing Institute, Atkins has coordinated several demonstrations and facilitated workshops to organize college students, community, and local workers around labor, human, and civil rights in Mississippi & Tennessee. The 25 year old also served as a Public Relations Staff Writer, Sports Reporter, and Marketing Coordinator for Jackson State University's Department of University of Communications where she coordinated lunch segments with live performances to increase dining service revenue in addition to

Being recognized as a leader in her community through the Youth Champions Initiative funded by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Atkins is affiliated with several organizations a such as Outspoken Poetry Society, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., & United Auto Workers Global Organizing Institute. She has acquired skills that include, but are not limited to, photography, grant & curriculum writing, event coordination, and facilitation.

Christopher Radican

Organizer

Aided JFT/PSRP in 2014-2015 Student Discipline Campaign with: Researching existing discipline policies, Assistance in survey conception, distribution, collection, tabulation, implementation, FOIA’s to MDE, Statistical analysis for FOIA’s to JPS & JPD. Assisted in creation and oversight of the Organizing Committee and various task forces. Led meetings with community organizations to begin partnerships.

• Led 2013 Back to School Campaign meeting the goal set.
  
• Increase membership density and develop leaders.
  
• Colorado WINS-2008, State employee unionization collaboration with SEIU & AFSCME, successful
  
• AFT Michigan-2008, Political campaign, 100% successful
  
• Baltimore Teachers Union-2010, Contract Campaign, contract was voted on by members, successful
• Pasco County, Florida-2011, Fight to maintain union contracts, successful when legislative bill died
• Broward County, Florida-2011, Internal Campaign, no result
• Jefferson Parish, Louisiana-2014, School Board Campaign, successful