John W. Edwards, Jr., is an organizational, executive & personal leadership development consultant & certified life coach spanning a 21 year career of effective consulting service. He was Executive Director of Northeast Florida Community Action Agency, Inc. (NFCAA), Jacksonville, Florida from October 1993 – January 2014. Edwards is Immediate Past Chairman of the board of directors of Community Action Partnership, Washington, DC; past President of Florida Association for Community Action (FACA); past Co-Chairman of the Jacksonville Living Wage Coalition; and Past Chairman of the Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition of Jacksonville, Inc., are among his community involvement interests. In addition, he is a certified national PeerPeer ROMA Master Trainer, a national certified Pathways Reviewer for the Community Action Standards of Excellence and a Certified Community Action Professional. Edwards consults with community action agencies and other networks nationally.