Jacksonville - 1986

INROADS/Jacksonville opened with 47 interns in 1986.
Barnett Bank of Jacksonville was the lead sponsor with a donation of $20,000 toward the start-up. Start-up funds were also received from:

Prudential ($20,000)
Winn-Dixie ($15,000)
Atlantic National Bank of Florida ($10,000)
Florida National Bank ($10,000)
AT&T’s American Transtech ($7,500)
Florida Publishing ($5,000)
Gulf Life Insurance ($4,000)
Price Waterhouse ($2,500)

Initial Board members were:
Yuleen Broome, Agent, State Farm Insurance
Charles Cline, Assistant Superintendent, Duval County Public Schools
Dano Davis, President, Winn-Dixie Stores
Nancy Dreicer, VP Corporate Resources, American Transtech
Gillard Glover, President, Afro-American Life Insurance
Hugh Jones, Chairman & CEO, Barnett Bank of Jacksonville
Kevin Lofton, EVP, University Hospital
William Nash, President South Central Operations, Prudential Insurance
Robert Negri, SVP Consumer Lending, Florida National Bank
Robert Purcifull, President & CEO, Gulf Life Insurance
Wendell Sheppard, VP Human Resources, Independent Life Insurance
Charles Spence, President, Florida Community College of Jacksonville

By the year 2000, INROADS/Jacksonville had 129 interns.

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