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Council District 5 Map
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 37 years experience as an administrator in local and state
government, business and industry. Executive Director of Urban Restoration Enhancement Corp. (UREC) since 1992. UREC is a local and state certified CHDO (Community Housing Development Organization), has an annual budget and
assets exceeding 2.0 and 3.0 million respectively. UREC was certified by the LA Association of Nonprofit Organizations as a Standards For Excellence agency in 2005 and received the NAACP’s Outstanding Community Service Award the
same year. Ronnie serves as Executive Vice President of the Board of the Baton Rouge Apartment Association, provides oversight services to the LA Housing Community Development Collaborative and Greater
Baton Rouge Community Economic Development Coalition. She is a current board member of LANO, the LA Housing Alliance and is an advisor on a number of Metro Commissions and Task Forces. (Including the East Baton Rouge Parish
Metro Airport and Long Term Recovery Committee’s Advocacy Chair.) A licensed Realtor, Certified Apartment Manager and Dale Carnegie Graduate with further studies at both LSU, 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 Life Changers Christian Center and New Pilgrim Baptist Churches for 27 and
10 years respectively. A Ministry Development Institute Graduate and Instructor for Biblical Profiles and Crown Financial Ministries classes. Married 37 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 and EFA’s Trailblazer award. Legislative Aides are Stephanie Brown & Bea Gransberry.
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