Jacksonville Sister Cities Association, Inc. (JSCA) is a nonprofit 501(C)3 in Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville has had an active sister city program since 1967. It currently is twinned with eight Sister Cities: Bahia Blanca, Argentina; Curitiba, Brazil; Changwon City, South Korea; Murmansk, Russia; Nantes, France; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa and Yingkou, China; and three Friendship Cities in China:Ningbo, Shaoxing and Suzhou.

JSCA sponsors a variety of cultural, educational, and professional exchanges with its twinned cities, bringing an international flavor to northeast Florida while developing relationships around the world. JSCA is a member of Sister Cities International, whose mission is to “promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, & cooperation – one individual, one community at a time.”

JSCA is governed by a Board of Directors led by a President elected bi-annually along with Board officers.

JSCA BOARD OFFICERS

President: Robert Peek (Robert.peek@jaxport.com)
Secretary: Tina Daniels (trdaniels@aol.com)
Treasurer: Steve Manis (smanis@cwieng.com)
Comptroller: Karen Jessee (KJessee@coj.net)

Bahia Blanca VP: Diane Trifiletti (jaxdiane@yahoo.com)
Curitiba VP: To be announced
Changwon City VP: Shung Kim (shungkim@aol.com)
Murmansk VP: Muriel Whelchel (dwhelc3526@gmail.com)
Nantes VPs: Francis Boyer & Joanne Davis (fmboyer@yahoo.com or davisj4@duvalschools.org)
Ningbo, Shaoxing, Suzhou, Yingkou VP: Diane Yao (diane2000_99@yahoo.com)
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality: VP:Ron Johnson (Ronald.Johnson@sba.gov)
San Juan VP: Ellia Pico (Ellia_Pico@CSX.com)

BOARD MEMBERS

Mike Breen
Tina Daniels
Luz Font
Elinore Fresh
Michael Hightower
Alice Hill
Herrald Jonkers
Luther Quarles
Timothy Robinson
Cara Tasher
Deborah Thompson
Anthony Whiting
Robin Wright

Contact Information

Jacksonville Sister Cities Association
Attn: Ginny Walthour
117 West Duval Street, #305
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Ph: (904) 630-2518
Fax: (904) 630-2910
Email: Walthour@coj.net