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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Gwendolyn A. "Gwen" Faison |
| Address |
Camden, New Jersey , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
February 14, 1925
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| Died | July 10, 2021
(96 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | David
Feb 15, 2022 06:51am |
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Black - Baptist -
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| Info | Gwendolyn A. Faison, a native of Clinton, North Carolina, is a graduate of Sampson High School and has studied at Shaw, Temple and Rutgers Universities. She was first elected to Camden City Council in the early 1980���and retired in 1995 after serving 12 years. Mrs. Faison was re-elected to Camden City Council in 1997 and served as Council President until she was appointed Mayor in December, 2000.
Mrs. Faison's political and community involvement spans many years. She has served in the political arena in the following areas: Member, Camden City Council; Co-Chairperson, Legislative Committee of the NJ Democratic Women; Member, Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders; Vice-Chairperson, Affirmative Action Council; Co-Chairperson, NJ State Martin Luther King Jr. Commission; Member, NJ Network of Women and Camden County Women's Commission. She has also served on the Board of Trustees for the Camden Friends of the Park, Lakeland Youth Center, Our Lady of Lourdes of Medical Center Home Health Care, and the Camden County Board on Aging.
Mrs. Faison's accomplishments and commitments are also reflected in her personal life. Her determination to improve the quality of life in Camden is seen clearly in her many and varied community involvement activities. She is known for her contribution of food, clothing, time and support for the needy. Her concerns for youth is extensive. She has sponsored a Little League Team in her community and is a Youth Advisor in her church, Tenth Street Baptist of Camden. Mrs. Faison, who sponsors birthday parties each month at Tenth Street Baptist, was also instrumental in organizing Whitman Park United Neighbors, We Care About Centerville and the Save Our Youth Program in Centerville. Through her high school alumni association, Mrs. Faison has been involved, for over 25 years, in raising money for scholarships for students pursuing higher education. She is currently President of the Eugene Waymon Jones Cultural Center of Philadelphia and a member of the National Political Congress of Black Women and the National Hook-up of Black Women.
Since her inception into the government sector, Mrs. Faison has made tremendous strides in excelling in community improvement, social empowerment and fiscal responsibility. As mayor, her goal is to continue in that direction. In her short tenure as Mayor, she has reorganized various city departments for more efficient government; recouped block grant money to clean up city parks and pave city streets; established a working relationship with city faith-based organizations to develop after-school programs and helped correct the inadequacy of the formula used to estimate city water bills.
In her vision of the rebirth for the City of Camden, Mrs. Faison will also focus on healthcare, housing, public safety, and economic development as priorities in her government stewardship.
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