Board of Director - Chair

Jonathan holds over 30 years of experience in public and nonprofit management through his community-based activism, leadership, and volunteer work in Minnesota and across the country. Most recently, Jonathan served as the sixth Executive Director for Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc. (HQB), a 95-year-old African American nonprofit social service agency in Saint Paul, MN for 15 years between 2008-2023. Prior to HQB, Jonathan served as the Director of the Minneapolis Empowerment Zone (EZ); and Executive Director of the Jordan Area Community Council. He is the Founder and Principal of Nonprofit Heroes for Hire LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm. Jonathan is a graduate of Morehouse College where he received his BA in Psychology with a minor in Theatre and is completing a Masters in Public Policy from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.

Jonathan began his career at a state psychiatric hospital in Georgia; working in both direct patient care and administration, which led him to focus on policy and public affairs to bring about change on a broader level. Currently, he sits on the Board of Directors for MDI; Minnesota Costumers for a Cause (CFAC), the Schubert Club, Rondo Center for Diverse Expression. Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC), and the Charities Review Council. He is the Director of Heritage and Minnesota Commissioner for the International Clan MacFarlane Society, Inc., and a Fellow in the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He is an avid historian and gives presentations and lectures on African, African American, and Scottish history and culture, as well as Systemic Racism, Critical Race Theory, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). He is an artist, poet, singer, genealogist, and urban superhero working hard to make a difference in the communities he serves. Jonathan lives in North Minneapolis.