Grenadian-born Jennifer Viechweg-Horsford, a champion advocate for her group, and the atmosphere. She is a Caribbean Life Affect Award nominee.
Picture by Tangerine Clarke
Congratulations! to Grenadian-born Jennifer Viechweg-Horsford, who has been on the forefront of maintaining the atmosphere sound as a founding member of Cycles of Residence Canarsie Avenue Group, organizing clean-ups, planting and different beautification initiatives over the previous few years, efforts nicely deserving of the Caribbean Life Affect Award.
The Awards Gala shall be held on March 20, at Terrace on the Park, 52-11 111th Avenue, Queens, at 6 p.m.
Horsford, who joins forces yearly within the NYC Love My Parks Clear up and the NYC Tulip Marathon, as a member of the Parks Division Stewardship Group, which cares for NYC Avenue Group and has allowed over 1000 NYU Freshmen to finish their Volunteer Companies Orientation, is a champion group advocate.
She is a former public servant with the federal government of Grenada, the place she held positions as highschool trainer/athletic director, steerage counsellor, and social employee, and has carried out assignments as a protocol officer with the Ministry of International Affairs, CARICOM Heads of Authorities conferences and Ministry of Youth.
Throughout her tenure as senior public servant and youth ambassador, she undertook quite a few high-level delegations, representing her house nation in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, North America and all through the Caribbean.
Horsford, who believes within the energy of training, and private development introduced the identical vitality and enthusiasm to Cameron College, Lawton, Oklahoma, the place she obtained a Grasp’s Diploma in Enterprise Administration.
Whereas in Oklahoma, she was a founding member of the College students of the Caribbean Alliance and labored as a graduate analysis assistant for the BancFirst Cameron College Portfolio.
Inside her first 12 months at Cameron, she obtained an award from the president of the College and the Oklahoma State Legislature for Educational Excellence.
A Brooklyn resident for greater than 15 years, Horsford continues to make use of her many abilities and abilities as a constituent and group coordinator, hooked up to the Workplace of State Senator Roxanne J. Persaud the place she contributes to the event of the district, turning into the lead for the formation of the Rockaway Parkway Retailers Hall Affiliation Inc.
Additionally, a graduate of the NYPD Citizen Police Academy, which she attended to higher perceive, help, and educate the constituents of her group, Horsford, since 2010, has been a member of Holy Household Church, in Canarsie, the place she has served because the Coordinator of Youth Group and on many committees.
A very empowering lady, Horsford has served on many native boards and was the general public relations officer of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Program. She procured Worldwide Gold Award Coaching in Indonesia, the place she gained management and problem-solving abilities that she has shared over time, serving to tons of of younger individuals to realize their objectives. She stays a proud member of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Neighborhood.
Horsford who served as speaker at a profit gala in the course of the Royal Go to of the Earl of Wessex, the place over half 1,000,000 {dollars} had been raised for the implementation of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Program, in New York, went on to serve within the capability of program management at Medgar Evers Preparatory Excessive Faculty, and assisted with implementing the Let’s Transfer, Girl Michelle Obama’s Lets Transfer initiative.
The as soon as peer advisor and facilitator to new Leaders/Organizers throughout 25 states, Horsford was the lead organizer in Oxfam America Motion Corps NYC and assisted the group in turning into unbiased on the finish of its time period with Oxfam America.
She was additionally the liaison for the Oxfam Motion Corps Pupil Group for the United Nations Worldwide Faculty. Thus far, the Motion Corps is among the strongest, grassroots organizations that addresses injustice and poverty.
A faithful mom of her solely baby Nicholas, and a loyal spouse to husband Clint, Horsford whose ideas are to stay comfortable, motivated, and centered, was honored by Motion Corps for her strategic management and kindness. She is a proud member of the Grenada Ex-Academics Affiliation, and at the moment serves because the protocol officer for the Grenada Cultural Pageant Group NYC.
