Jennifer Clyburn Reed
Jennifer Clyburn Reed | |
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Federal Co-Chair of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission | |
Assumed office December 9, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Office established |
Personal details | |
Relations | Mignon Clyburn (sister) |
Parent(s) | Jim Clyburn (father) |
Alma mater | University of South Carolina |
Jennifer Clyburn Reed is an American businessperson and retired schoolteacher. She is the federal co-chair of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission. Reed is co-owner of the 49 Magnolia investment property company and chief executive officer of the Palmetto Issues Conference. She was a schoolteacher for 28 years and served as director of the center for the education and equity of African American students at the University of South Carolina.
Early life and education[]
Reed is the middle daughter of Emily England and Jim Clyburn. Her older sister is Mignon Clyburn.[1][2] Reed majored in political science at University of South Carolina in the 1990s. She assisted Stephen K. Benjamin's campaign for student government president.[3]
Career[]
Education[]
Reed taught as an elementary and middle schoolteacher for 28 years.[3] She taught and coordinated the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) colleges preparatory system at Richland County Middle School.[4] Reed was an education specialist for the South Carolina Department of Education and worked as a school district literacy coach for the South Carolina Reading Initiative. Reed also taught English language arts.[4] By November 2020, she had retired as an educator.[5][6]
Until her retirement in 2021, Reed was director of the center for the education and equity of African American students at the University of South Carolina.[7] She helped to design the Apple Core Initiative scholarship program for freshmen students at the University of South Carolina.[8] Reed served on the selection committee for the Emily Clyburn Honors College Scholarship at the South Carolina State University.[8]
Business and community advocacy[]
Reed co-owns the investment property company 49 Magnolia Blossom.[8] Reed and her husband rented office space to Tom Steyer's 2020 presidential campaign.[9][1]
Reed is chief executive officer of the advisory group, Palmetto Issues Conference, aimed at advocating for equitable socioeconomic policies.[8]
In November 2020, Reed filed plans with the city of Columbia, South Carolina to renovate the Alston House.[5]
In August 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden nominated Reed as Federal Co-Chair of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission.[10] The U.S. Senate confirmed her appointment on December 9, 2021. In this role, Reed will work on economic and poverty issues in the Southeastern United States.[11]
Personal life[]
Reed's son is Walter A Clyburn Reed.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Ross, Janell (February 29, 2020). "In the South Carolina primary, a Clyburn by any name carries political weight". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Clyburn's daughter may seek seat". The Times and Democrat. 2019-04-03. pp. A1. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ a b Shain, Andy (February 16, 2019). "Meet the Clyburn daughter hoping to succeed her father — it's not who you think". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Brown, Stacy M. (July 30, 2020). "Dr. Jennifer Clyburn-Reed Says She Chose 'People Over Politics'". SC Village Voices. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Fitts, Mike (November 25, 2020). "Clyburn's daughter renovating site of first Black woman-owned business in Columbia". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Zaleski, Gene (2019). "Clyburn daughter hasn't decided on House run; Reed says father has not told her of plans to retire". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Haines, Errin (February 24, 2020). "Rep. James Clyburn's daughters won't say who they're voting for, but they will support the eventual nominee". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ a b c d Bustos, Joseph (August 3, 2021). "Biden picks Clyburn's daughter to lead group targeting poverty". The Island Packet. pp. A4. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ Saul, Stephanie (2020-02-24). "Tom Steyer Stirs More Debate Over Payments in South Carolina". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "President Biden nominates Clyburn's daughter to federal post". The State. August 2, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ Nerozzi, Timothy (2021-12-09). "Senate approves Rep. Clyburn's daughter to head federal commission". Fox News. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- Living people
- University of South Carolina alumni
- University of South Carolina faculty
- Schoolteachers from South Carolina
- 21st-century American women educators
- African-American schoolteachers
- 21st-century African-American women
- 21st-century American businesswomen
- African-American women in business
- Businesspeople from South Carolina
- Clyburn family
- Biden administration personnel