About Jack Donovan
Experience
- Gainesville City Commissioner, 2005-10
- Pastor, Highlands Presbyterian
- Pastor, McIntosh Presbyterian Church
- Pastor, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
- Haven Hospice chaplain
- U.S. Foreign Service Refugee Officer, Vietnam
- U.S. Peace Corps, Micronesia
- Consultant to US Departments of Housing/Urban Development; Labor; and Health, Education & Welfare
- Master of Public Policy, Harvard
- Master of Divinity, GTU, Berkeley
- BA, English, Dartmouth College
Gainesville City Commission Record
- For job and business development
- For affordable workforce housing
- For services to strengthen families
- For community oriented policing
- For parks/recreation enhancements
- For the Senior Recreation Center
- For fast code inspections/permits
- For services for hungry/homeless
- For conservation incentives for GRU customers
- For keeping AGH in service
- For suing Koppers superfund site
- Against overpaying for Mom’s Kitchen
- Against funding the City golf course
- Against siting WalMart on a City park
- Against the proposed GRU coal plant
Gainesville City Commission Committees
- Public Safety
- Regional Utilities
- Equal Opportunity
- Economic Development
- Audit and Finance
- Community Development
- Community Redevelopment Agency
Community Service
- Partnership for Strong Families
- Habitat for Humanity
- Coalition for Older Adults
- Poverty Reduction Advisory Board
- Planned Parenthood of NCF
- Alachua County Children’s Alliance
- Juvenile Justice Coalition
- Alachua Nutrition Alliance
Honors
- Alachua County Democratic Party Elected Official, 2006
- Women for Wise Growth Doris Bardon Award, 2007
- Sierra Club Susan Wright Award, 2007
- Planned Parenthood Margaret Sanger Award
- Gainesville Social Workers Assoc. Elected Official of the Year, 2006
Family
Jack is married to the Rev. Alisun Donovan, and their three children are UF Gators.