Johnathan Austin
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Johnathan F. Austin (born c. 1979) is the executive director for the Center for Urban Missions and the District 5 Representative of the Birmingham City Council.
Austin is the son of New City Church founder Gerald Austin, Sr. He graduated from John Carroll High School in 1997. He began working with the Center for Urban Missions, founded by his parents, in 1996 and has led the development of several programs at the center, including RAMP, a for-profit business that refurbishes beverage equipment for Royal Cup and Buffalo Rock.
Austin is president of the Central City Neighborhood Assocation, and was selected on December 23, 2008 by the Birmingham City Council to fill William Bell's unexpired term. He was sworn in on the same day.
References
- Bryant, Joseph (December 23, 2008) "Birmingham Council Jonathan F. Austin (sic) to fill District 5 vacancy." Birmingham News
- "An interview with An Interview with Johnathan F. Austin of the Center for Urban Missions" (November 1, 2004) The Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy. Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York.