Andrew McKinley Jackson (EMI/SS) Retired, he brings over twenty years of naval engineering problem-solving and management to the table, retiring as a Navy Nuclear Electrician.  Jackson is both analytical and systematic.                                                                                   

 As leading Petty Officer on the U.S.S. James K. Polk (SSN 645), Jackson developed survival, as well as, people skills essential to human management. His certifications include nuclear engineering and electrical engineering. His rank was Electrician First Class. Andrew served as an instructor and supervisor while serving the United States Navy.

 After graduating from Eastern Wayne High School in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Andrew attended Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama.  Soon he would join the Navy, where he expanded his duties on shore to include recruiter, appearing at various, schools, community programs, and on television.

 While in the navy, Andrew continued his studies at the University of Phoenix, and still entertains the possibility of Law School. Articulate and stately, Mr. Jackson often represents JPCF at different conferences and conventions.

 The youngest son of Samuel and Julia Jackson of LaGrange, North Carolina, Andrew continues his parents strong sense of faith in God and hope for people.  He is married to the former Dorothy Adams of Cleveland, Ohio and the father of two sons, Kristoffer and Andrew, II. 

 Andrew serves as treasurer for the New Life Seventh-day Adventist Church and works with various other departments of the church and programs in the community.

 Mr. Jackson’s motto is simply put by this complicated mind, “Do Your Best.”

His recognitions and accomplishments are as follows:

 

	Naval Recruiter of the Year
	Board of Directors of JPC Foundation
	Board Member of JIG (Jackson Investment Group)
	Domestic Exchange Student (Little Rock, Arkansas)
	Delegate to Black Adventist Youth Congress