Experience //
HER WORK EXPERIENCES INCLUDE
1971- 1997 JACKSON-HINDS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER
POSITIONS HELD
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CLINICAL SECRETARY
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DIRECTOR OF QUALITY ASSURANCE/RISK MANAGEMENT
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DIRECTOR OF THE SICKLE CELL EDUCATION, SCREENING
AND COUNSELING PROGRAM
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DIRECTOR OF THE DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION FOR HIGH RISK YOUTH PROGRAM
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HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
1985-1997 THE TOWN OF BOLTON
POSITIONS HELD
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MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK
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CERTIFIED TOWN CLERK
1997-2003 CITY OF JACKSON
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CITY CLERK
(THE LONGEST SERVING AFRICAN AMERICAN TO HOLD THIS POSITION)
2004-PRESENT HINDS COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK
(FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO HOLD THIS POSITION)
ELECTED IN NOVEMBER 2003.
EDDIE JEAN HOLDS MEMBERSHIP IN MANY CIVIC, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS:
LIFE MEMBER/PAST BOARD MEMBER: JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED
LIFE MEMBER: NAACP
MEMBER/PAST PRESIDENT: SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITTY, INC.
CO-FOUNDING MEMBER/PAST SECRETARY: THE JACKSON BRANCH SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (SCLC)
MEMBER: METRO JACKSON SECTION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN, INC.
PAST MEMBER / PAST SECRETARY: HINDS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEMBER/CURRENT SECRETARY: CITY OF JACKSON MUNICIPAL DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEMBER/CURRENT SECRETARY: HINDS COUNTY FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
MEMBER/CURRENT SECRETARY: MISSISSIPPI BLACK CAUCUS OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS (MBC/LEO)
MEMBER: MISSISSIPPI CHANCERY CLERKS ASSOCIATION
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER: MISSISSIPPI CHANCERY CLERKS ASSOCIATION
PAST MEMBER: MISSISSIPPI JAZZ FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEMBER/ CURRENT MEMBER BOARD OF TRUSTEES: GREATER MT. CALVARY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
MEMBER/PAST SECRETARY: WEST JACKSON ROTARY CLUB
PAST BOARD MEMBER: GREATER JACKSON CHAMBER PARTNERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GRADUATE: LEADERSHIP GREATER JACKSON CLASS OF 2003-2004
PAST BOARD CHAIRMAN /CURRENT BOARD TREASURER: LEADERSHIP GREATER JACKSON BOARD OF TRUSTEES
EDDIE JEAN CARR HAS RECEIVED MANY DISTINGUISHED HONORS AND AWARDS, INCLUDING:
MISS JSU FORMER QUEENS SOCIETY DEDICATED SERVICE AWARD (1988)
OUTSTANDING BLACK FEMALE ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR AWARD (1995)
JACKSON-HINDS COMP. HEALTH CENTER ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR (1997)
CITY OF LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CANDLELIGHT SERVICE AWARD (2001)
SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY, INC. OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD (2002)
CITY OF JACKSON OUTSTANDING CITIZEN AWARD (2003)
WMPR 90.1 FM RADIO WHO’S WHO IN BLACK HISTORY AWARD (2004)
ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INC. BLUE REVUE AWARD (2004)
HOPE SPRING BAPTIST CHURCH LOYAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD (2005)
HARPER HIGH SCHOOL DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (2005)
THE MISSISSIPPI BLACK CAUCUS OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS (MBC/LEO) OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD (2003 AND 2005)
HINDS COUNTY FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATIC WOMEN ELECTED OFFICAL OF THE YEAR (2006)
MISSISSIPPI FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATIC WOMEN ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR (2006)
THE DR. JESSIE BRYANT MOSLEY AWARD OF EXCELLENCE PHENOMENALLY SHE AWARD (2006)
THE MRS. ROSA M. PARKS AWARD (2007)
OUTSTANDING DEMOCRATIC ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE SECOND CONGESSIONAL DISTRICT (2007)
MAYOR FRANK E. MELTON CITY OF JACKSON AFRICIAN AMERICAN LIVING LEGEND AWARD (2007)
MISSISSIPPI FEDERATION OF DEMORCATIC WOMEN DEMOCRATIC WOMAN OF DISTINCTION AWARD (2007)
JACKSON BRANCH NAACP’S DR. ARRON E. HENERY AWARD (2010)
CRAIG D. BLUNTSON/WOAD-WKXI SENIOR CITIZEN CHRISTAMAS BASKET GIVEWAY AWARD (2011)
JACKSON BRANCH NAACP JOHN WHITE AWARD (2011)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) SILVER LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARD (2011)
LYNCH STREET CME CHURCH BLACK HERITAGE HONOREE (2013)
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. FANNIE LOU HAMER AWARD (2015)
SHE IS PROUD OF HER HERTIGAGE OF BEING A “SHARE CROPPER’S” DAUGHTER WHO CAME FROM THE COTTON FIELDS OF SIMPSOM COUTNY TO THE HINDS COUNTY HOUSE. WHICH SHE BELIEVES SERVES AS A TRUE EXAMPLE OF “THAT YOU CAN BE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BE, IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR SELF” AND THAT I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME.
EDDIE JEAN HAS BEEN MARRIED TO THE LOVE OF HER LIVE, CHARLES RAY CARR, FOR OVER 43 YEARS AND THEY ARE THE PROUD PARENTS OF TWO SONS (BARRON AND CHRIS) AND FIVE GRANDCHILDREN.