Mari Kuraishi is the president of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, leading the Fund’s efforts to create communities of belonging for the places and institutions that Jessie Ball duPont knew and loved by fostering inclusive growth and reducing structural and systemic barriers to resources and opportunity.
In Jacksonville, Mari serves on the boards of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, the Jacksonville Civic Council, and the Cummer Museum. She leads the duPont Fund’s work around creating public spaces where everyone feels welcome, including activating the Jacksonville Riverfront; honoring the contributions of Jacksonville natives James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson at Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park; and fostering collaboration among nonprofits and community leaders at The Jessie downtown.
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Topics: Social Justice