About
Jiminica is originally from Chicago, IL, and is a product of Chicago Public School System, a graduate of Lindblom Technical High School. Living in South Bend, IN for over 15 years, she remained there after college. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and received her MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2008.
Previously, Jiminica was a mechanical engineer in the aerospace industry, working for a local aerospace company. She worked on military and commercial aircraft fuel controls in several arenas from design, test, to aftermarket. This love of engineering, science, and math has kept her involved in several organizations who help to increase interest in these areas among high school students. One organization in particular, National Society of Black Engineers, she has served on the National and Regional Alumni Board in various capacities.
As a firm believer in education she has served on two local charter school boards (Veritas Academy and Xavier School of Excellence) as President of the Board. While at Veritas Academy, before serving on the board, she served as President of the Veritas Academy Parent Teacher Organization (VAPTO). Two of her children have graduated from Veritas Academy. She was appointed to the Carousel Family Services Board (the organization that holds the charter for Veritas Academy) and served on that board for several years, including as President of the Board of Trustees.
After leaving the Veritas Board, she was instrumental in starting a grass-roots movement to create an educational foundation named Indiana Schools of Excellence (ISE) Foundation. She is the visionary and founder of this organization and the subsequent charter school. This organization was granted a charter for a K-8 school called Xavier School of Excellence. Xavier is now in its fourth year of operation.
She was the founding School Leader of another charter school, South Bend Career Academy, a vocationally focused 7-12th grade school in South Bend. She served there for over two years.
She is also partner of All Praise Media. This firm has two locations in South Bend, IN and Manassas, VA. The firm specializes in multimedia outsourcing and branding of small to medium-sized companies. Jiminica is involved in many civic and community organizations, and is a recognized minister in her local church, River of Life Family Church.
Her two oldest children has graduated from a local public school in South Bend. Currently, her daughter attends Purdue Univervsity majoring in Computer Information Technology, focusing on forsenics and cyptology. Her oldest son attends Rose-Hulman Institue of Technology majoring in Civil Engineering. Her youngest son is a sophomore at SBCA, he will be the first graduate of charter schools (k-12) in this area.
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