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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Donovan Scott

Organizer

• Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice , Jackson State University
• Former math instructor for Jackson Public Schools District
• Wrote and produced Motivation 4 Education Vol. 1
• Business owner for 10 years, CEO of DScott4RealMusic Productions, LLC
• Musician/producer/songwriter/band leader
• Recording engineer
• Produced the national hit song “ I Got This Record” by J-Wonn
• National Producer of the Year 2014, JMAA
• Musical director for the Jackson Music Awards Association
• Music consultant and booking agent
• CEO of Clerestory Recording Studios, LLC
• Lead musician at New Vineyard Church
• Community mentor for youth
• Audio/visual content creator

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