C.J. Small Unanimously Approved for District Three.

Nov 21st, 2012

The Mobile City Council unanimously approved the nomination of local business owner C.J. Small to serve the remainder of the term in District Three. Councilman Small replaces Jermaine Burrell, who resigned to take a position in Boston.

Councilman Small is a 1997 graduate of John S. Shaw High School with an advanced diploma, a 2000 graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service in Atlanta, with an Associate Degree in Funeral Services, and a 2008 graduate of Faulkner University in Montgomery with a B.S. degree in Management Human Resources.

"Today, I am truly honored and elated to stand before each of you in a spirit of humanity as I achieve the responsibility and challenges of the Mobile City Council," Small said. "You have a leader willing to serve you and advocate for the continued improvement of the quality of life provided to you."

Mr. Small has participated in the city’s charrette for the New Plan for Mobile; served on the District 3 Citizens’ Empowerment Committee and was active in many of the District’s Citizen Action Committees. He is a member of the Alabama Funeral Directors & Morticians Association, where he is the District 1 Representative and the National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association. He was named the 2008 MAMGA Mardi Gras King Elexis I and the Mobile alumni “Kappa Man of the Year” in 2011.

Civically, Mr. Small is a member of the Oakdale Community Service Club, a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., a member of the City of Mobile Citizen’s Budget and Finance Advisory Committee, a member of the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, serves on the Board of Directors for the Mobile Civic Center, a Member of Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association, a member of 100 Black Men of Greater Mobile, Inc., a Partner in Education with the Mobile Public School System, Chaplain of the MLK Adult Mardi Association, a Board Member for the MLK Monday Mystic Association, a member of the Prince Hall Masonry and past Board President for the Mt. Ararat Learning Center. Mr. Small was also recognized as one of Mobile Bay’s 40 Under 40 Leaders in 2012. He also serves as Secretary of the Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity.

Religiously, he is an active and dedicated member of the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, where he serves as a Church Trustee, Sunday School Musician, Sunday School Teacher, Baptist Training Union Teacher, and a member of Mobile County Mass Choir.