Director of Economic and Community Development

 

As a native Omahan, Terrie Jackson Miller has extensive experience as a leader in the area of economic and community development. With 24 years as a director for the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, she has coordinated the development of economic, small business, and career opportunities that enhance the quality of life for Omaha's ethnic minority communities.

  

Ms. Jackson Miller has served on numerous boards throughout the city representing organizations such as the YMCA, YWCA, Girl's Inc. Partner Board, United Methodist Community Center, Family Service of the Midlands, Junior Achievement, and many others. 

  

Among her special appointments are the Mayor's Compensation Committee, Douglas County Affirmative Action Committee, Omaha Public Schools Desegregation Review Committee, and the Danforth Policymakers' Program Summer Institute. 

  

Ms. Jackson Miller has served as the Nebraska representative for the African American Leadership Summit-The Public Forum Institute under the leadership of U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas and U.S. Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. She also served as the 1993 White House Delegate for the White House Conference on the North America Free Trade Agreement. 

  

Ms. Jackson Miller is a current adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Metropolitan Community College. She holds an undergraduate and graduate degree in business from the College of Saint Mary.