The JAX Current

Our hosts Broderick Green and Tina Wirth speak with Gary Chartrand and Mark McCombs about STEM2 education, FIRST Robotics, and building the workforce of the future in Northeast Florida.

Gary Chartrand is Executive Chairman of Acosts Sales and Marketing and Chairman of the Florida Board of Education. He’s also Chairman of Jacksonville’s STEM2 (science, technology, engineering, math and medicine) Hub, a not-for-profit entity solely dedicated to accelerating the growth of STEM2 initiatives in Northeast Florida. Visit http://www.stem2hub.org/ for more information.

Mark McCombs is Founder and Executive Director of Renaissance JAX, a nonprofit dedicated to building FIRST (For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology) Robotics teams in every school in Duval County and the Northeast Florida Region. Visit http://renaissancejax.org/ for more information.

Welcome to the first episode of The JAX Current, a podcast produced by JAXUSA Partnership. Our hosts Broderick Green and Tina Worth speak with our first guest Jerry Mallot, President of JAXUSA Partnership, about the past, present and future of economic development in Northeast Florida.

As president of JAXUSA Partnership and executive vice president of JAX Chamber, Jerry oversees the strategy for economic development in Northeast Florida. He directs a staff of 13 in the areas of business development, marketing, business expansion, workforce development and business intelligence. Considered one of the top 50 economic developers in the country, Jerry focuses on the expansion and relocation of headquarters to the Jacksonville region and supports the team on larger projects.