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    JAVARRO “JAY” EDWARDS '92

    Board Member

    Board of Trustees

    • Morehouse College, Board Member
    • Morehouse College National Alumni Association, President
    • JME Group LLC, President/Owner
    Education

    Morehouse College

    Bachelor of Arts

    PROFILE

    Jay Edwards is a proud native of Chicago, IL. After finishing De La Salle Institute, Jay accepted a football scholarship to Morehouse College where he helped the Maroon Tigers win a share of the SIAC Championship in 1991. As a two-sport student-athlete, he also helped lead an effort to reestablish the Maroon Tiger baseball team at the College in 1991 after its absence for more than 20 years. Jay earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from Morehouse in 1992.

    Following his entrepreneurial aspirations, Jay founded The JME Group, LLC, a successful Atlanta-based business specializing in specialty retail, food and beverage concessions in the aviation space. Focused on quality and strategic growth, The JME Group has an expanding national presence. In its 16th year, JME currently has concessions operations in multiple airports around the country. These airports include JFK in New York, Newark, Denver, Los Angeles and Kauai.

    In addition to his professional endeavors, Jay is a civic leader in the Atlanta community. Most notably, Jay is a loyal and committed alumnus of his alma mater Morehouse College. Jay serves as the current President of the College’s National Alumni Association. Edwards serves as an official corporate sponsor during major college gatherings such as Annual Commencement, Homecoming and A Candle in the Dark, and has been recognized by the College, the national association and the local chapter for his dedicated service. These honors include 2016-17 Region 1 Alumnus of the Year, Top Donor for the Class of 1992 25th and 30th anniversary reunion, and 2016 Honoring Our Fathers Dr. Joseph Draper Service Award recipient. Jay was recently inducted into the Henry Morehouse Society for his charitable commitment to the College.

    Additionally, Jay is an active member of Kappa Boule’ of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and 100 Black Men of DeKalb County. Continuing his passion for youth athletics and sports, Jay is an NCAA Division 1 football referee in the Sun Belt Conference.

    Jay is married to Tiffany Cochran Edwards, and they are the proud parents of their daughter, Emerson. They worship at Impact United Methodist Church in Atlanta. In his spare time, Jay enjoys as much golf as possible.

    In Conversation...

    WHY HAVE YOU CHOSEN TO SERVE ON THE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES?

    It comes with being elected as National Alumni President, I’m driven to serve by the Morehouse Men who have made a way for me to help any and all future Men of Morehouse start, continue, and complete there journey and become Morehouse Men

     
    WHO FROM THE MOREHOUSE COMMUNITY HAS IMPRESSED OR IMPACTED YOUR LIFE OR WORK?

    Coach Willie Hill, Charlie Moreland, John Zachery, Pro William Gissey, Jeff Tompkins, Michael Levesque, Henry Goodgame

     
    AS A TRUSTEE, HOW DO YOU HOPE TO IMPACT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE?

    With a legacy of TRUE servant leadership, driven by humility and integrity to our creed of Binding each son the other into ties more brotherly.

     
    WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK, MOVIE AND/OR TV SHOW OF ALL TIME?

    Quiet Strength and Uncommon by Tony Dungy. Movie- American Gangster-Frank Lucas Story, TV show-A Different World