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Marion Jackson is known as an active churchwoman and chair of the Humboldt Parkway Baptist Church Deaconess Board for several years. In addition to her leadership on the Deaconess Board, Ms. Jackson is past chaplain of the Usher Board, and vice president of the Missionary Society. She promotes missionary work across her community and is a recipient of the Black Achiever's Award. Sister Jackson is an excellent role model for Humboldt youth and readily lets it be known that Christ is the head of her life (He that loveth God, loveth his brother also. John 4:21).

Ms. Jackson was employed by Westinghouse Electric Corporation for thirty-two years. She was the first African-American named supervisor in the Buffalo plant. In this capacity, she oversaw Electronics and small component wiring in the Electrical Department. She retired early with many certificates and awards for the accomplishments of her management skills.

She attended public schools in Lackawanna and Far Rockaway, New York. She also attended Erie Community College, North Campus, where she majored in Business Administration.

Marion has two sons, John O. (wife Sylvia) and Kendall T. (wife Michelle), and two grandchildren, Dennis and Jeanai.