Maurice Parker-Jones
Lexington,KY
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Member, Exalted Epsilon Chi Chapter
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
04.2025 - Current
- Actively participate in fraternity-led service, leadership, and community engagement initiatives.
- Collaborated with multiple Alpha Phi Alpha chapters and alumni associations to organize large-scale service and recognition events.
- Holds the Historian position of the fraternity, which is responsible for preserving, documenting, and sharing the history and legacy of the chapter. This role includes maintaining records of events and achievements, collecting photos and written accounts, managing archives and scrapbooks, and ensuring important milestones are accurately recorded. The historian helps promote chapter pride and continuity by sharing historical information with members, alumni, and the broader community.
Team Leader
Rotary Club of Toledo & School Volunteer Programs
Toledo, OH
- Served as a team leader at the Toledo Zoo, guiding volunteers and assisting with youth-focused activities.
- Acted as a team leader at a Boy Scout site, teaching children practical skills and promoting teamwork and leadership.
- Assisted with toy drives, including delivering toys to local churches for children in need.
- Volunteered for Thanksgiving food distributions, delivering turkeys and holiday baskets to families in need over the past two years.
- Participated in an on-campus haunted house, supporting event setup and operations.
- Assisted in planning and executing fundraising events, contributing to financial support for community programs.
- Collaborated with local organizations to address community needs through targeted service initiatives.
Leadership and Service Living Program
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
- Assisted with folding and preparing informational pamphlets to support mental health awareness and outreach.
- Facilitated workshops to promote leadership development among participants, enhancing their skills and confidence.
- Coordinated volunteer initiatives focusing on community service, resulting in increased engagement from students.
President, Afro Club
St. Francis de Sales High School
Toledo, OH
- Led club meetings, coordinated events, and promoted cultural awareness and inclusion within the school community.
- Represented student interests and encouraged student engagement in cultural programming.
President, Youth Department
Warren AME
Toledo, Ohio
- Organized youth programs, service projects, and faith-based activities.
- Mentored younger members and fostered leadership development within the church community.
Service
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- Helped host an event recognizing college graduates, in collaboration with the Lyric Theatre, Alpha Lambda and Alpha Beta Lambda Chapters, and the Lyman T. Johnson Alumni Association.
- Participated in a community walk and fundraising event at the Kentucky Horse Park to support maternal and infant health research, advocacy, and services.
- Volunteered at an event supporting first-generation college students through the William C. Parker Scholarship Program at the University of Kentucky.
- Assisted incoming freshmen with dorm move-in, helping create a welcoming and supportive campus environment.
- Participated in a week of service and enrichment activities, including environmental service, college success workshops, CPR and gun wound training led by the Lexington Fire Department, and community-building events.
- Marched in the annual parade, distributed candy, and engaged with the local community.
- Volunteered with a Saturday mentoring and academic support program for Black boys (K-12), focusing on leadership development, college readiness, and academic success.
- Contributed to organizing and supporting food donations benefiting God's Food Pantry, ensuring families in need received essential resources.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Journalism
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY12.2025
High School Diploma -
St. Francis de Sales High School
Toledo, OH05.2023
Skills
- Leadership & Team Coordination
- Community Outreach & Service
- Event Planning & Support
- Youth Mentorship
- Communication & Public Engagement
- Collaboration & Teamwork
- Leadership development
- Community engagement
- Effective communication
- Volunteer management
- Public speaking
- Multitasking Abilities
- Leadership
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Community Engagement Highlights
- Senior Salute, 05/07/25, Helped host an event recognizing college graduates, in collaboration with the Lyric Theatre, Alpha Lambda and Alpha Beta Lambda Chapters, and the Lyman T. Johnson Alumni Association.
- March for Babies - March of Dimes, 05/18/25, Participated in a community walk and fundraising event at the Kentucky Horse Park to support maternal and infant health research, advocacy, and services.
- CARES Kickback, 08/24/25, Volunteered at an event supporting first-generation college students through the William C. Parker Scholarship Program at the University of Kentucky.
- Big Blue Move-In, 08/17/25 - 08/20/25, Assisted incoming freshmen with dorm move-in, helping create a welcoming and supportive campus environment.
- Skee-Phi Week 2025, Participated in a week of service and enrichment activities, including environmental service, college success workshops, CPR and gun wound training led by the Lexington Fire Department, and community-building events.
- Roots and Heritage Parade, 09/06/25, Marched in the annual parade, distributed candy, and engaged with the local community.
- Black Male Working Academy, 09/13/25, Volunteered with a Saturday mentoring and academic support program for Black boys (K-12), focusing on leadership development, college readiness, and academic success.
Additional Community Service
Leestown Middle School Food Drive, Contributed to organizing and supporting food donations benefiting God's Food Pantry, ensuring families in need received essential resources.
Websites
Community Service And Volunteer Experience
- Rotary Club of Toledo & School Volunteer Programs, Toledo, OH, Served as a team leader at the Toledo Zoo, guiding volunteers and assisting with youth-focused activities., Acted as a team leader at a Boy Scout site, teaching children practical skills and promoting teamwork and leadership., Assisted with toy drives, including delivering toys to local churches for children in need., Volunteered for Thanksgiving food distributions, delivering turkeys and holiday baskets to families in need over the past two years., Participated in an on-campus haunted house, supporting event setup and operations.
- Mental Health Organization (LLP Project), Assisted with folding and preparing informational pamphlets to support mental health awareness and outreach.
Leadership And Campus Involvement
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Member, Exalted Epsilon Chi Chapter, 04/01/25, Present, Actively participate in fraternity-led service, leadership, and community engagement initiatives., Collaborated with multiple Alpha Phi Alpha chapters and alumni associations to organize large-scale service and recognition events.
- Afro Club, St. Francis de Sales High School, President, Led club meetings, coordinated events, and promoted cultural awareness and inclusion within the school community., Represented student interests and encouraged student engagement in cultural programming.
- Warren AME, President, Youth Department, Organized youth programs, service projects, and faith-based activities., Mentored younger members and fostered leadership development within the church community.
Timeline
Member, Exalted Epsilon Chi Chapter
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
04.2025 - Current
Team Leader
Rotary Club of Toledo & School Volunteer Programs
Leadership and Service Living Program
University of Kentucky
President, Afro Club
St. Francis de Sales High School
President, Youth Department
Warren AME
Service
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Bachelor's Degree - Journalism
University of Kentucky
High School Diploma -
St. Francis de Sales High School