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 Ronnie
Edwards is the first female to be elected to represent and serve the
constituents of the Baton Rouge Metro Council District 5 seat. She has over
39 years experience as an administrator in local and state government,
business and industry. Mrs. Edwards holds the position of Special Projects
Manager with Urban Restoration Enhancement Corp (UREC). UREC is a local and
state certified CHDO (Community Housing Development Organization), and was
recently re-certified by the LA Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO)
as a Standards for Excellence Agency in 2008.
Mrs.
Edwards currently serves on the Capitol Improvements Committee of the
Council and was recently re-elected President of the Baton Rouge Apartment
Association. In addition, she is actively involved with the North Baton
Rouge Community Reinvestment Alliance and the EBRP Redevelopment Authority’s
Community Improvement Planning Process. A licensed Realtor, Certified
Apartment Manager and Dale Carnegie Graduate with further studies at both
LSU and Southern, Mrs. Edwards holds a B.S. in Management from the
University of Phoenix.
An alumna of the Baton
Rouge Area Chamber’s ’98 Greater Baton Rouge Leadership Program, the Police
Department’s Citizens Academy and YWCA’s Dialogue on Race. Mrs. Edwards is
also a graduate of the University of Arkansas Community Development
Institute, Co-Founder of the Mickens Road Property Owners Association and
Member of New Pilgrim Baptist Church. A Ministry Development Institute
Graduate and Instructor for Biblical Profiles and Crown Financial Ministries
classes. She has served on numerous boards, commissions and task forces.
Including the Mayor’s Mentor/Protégé Program for Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises.
Married 39 years, mother of 2 and
grandmother of 3, Mrs. Edwards is a 2007 recipient of the Baton Rouge
Chapter of The Link’s, Inc. LA Role Models Award, 2009 Rising Tide Award
from PREACH, 2009 Rupert Richardson Award presented by the state chapter of
the NAACP and most recently recognized by Higher Ground Ministry as one of
the 2010 Strong Black Women Award recipients presented by Network 2009.
Legislative Aides are Stephanie Brown James and Bea Gransberry.
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