from staff
Jacksonville Children’s Commission’s (JCC) Lisa Buggs has been promoted to director of Community Outreach.
Buggs will continue her work as the executive producer and host of the JCC television program, “Jax Kids Television,” which airs daily on Comcast Ch. 29.
“This community has turned the corner in its recognition that the best investment we can make in Jacksonville’s future is in the care and nurturance of our children,” said Linda Lanier, chief executive officer of JCC in a press release. “Lisa Buggs has the background and skill to share this message of hope with all of the commission’s target audiences – consumers, taxpayers, opinion makers, political leaders – and most of all, children and their families.”
In addition to her new position, she will continue to serve as editor of the JCC annual report and other written communications and collateral materials. In her new role, Buggs will also lead the implementation of a strategic plan designed to enhance the visibility of the JCC among target audiences.
Prior to joining the JCC as the Community Outreach senior manger in 2001, Buggs worked as a producer/writer/director and public affairs producer for WJCT Public Broadcasting, Inc., where she concentrated on several documentaries and award-winning programs. She also worked as an associate producer for Stereo 90 on 89.9 FM, a radio magazine program, and Radio Reading Service, a service for reading impaired adults.
Buggs earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications for Edward Waters College where she graduate Summa Cum Laude. She is a member of the United Way of Northeast Florida/Ribault Full Service School Advisory Committee, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Sisters Network and past member of the National Association of Black Journalists.