Patrice Jennings

Patrice Jennings is the President of the New Lots Nehemiah HOA, and has taken a leading role in overseeing maintenance of the neighborhood’s common sewer system. She belongs to a family legacy of Nehemiah homeowners, beginning with her grandmother, Iselda Morgan. Upon moving from Jamaica to New York City as a young woman, Patrice initially lived in her grandmother’s Brownsville Nehemiah home. A few years later, she and her mother ended up purchasing their own home in New Lots, an opportunity they were connected to through their church, Our Lady of Mercy. Patrice has continued the Nehemiah family legacy by raising her own children, Ashley and Joshua, in their New Lots residence.

Interview by Phillip Norman