Javarro Edwards

Jay Edwards is a proud native of Chicago, IL. Jay accepted a football scholarship to Morehouse College where he helped the Maroon Tigers win a share of the SIAC Championship in 1991. As a two-sport student-athlete, he also helped lead an effort to reestablish the Maroon Tiger baseball team at the College in 1991 after a twelve-year absence. Jay earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from Morehouse in 1992.

Following his entrepreneurial aspirations, Jay founded the JME Group, LLC, a successful Atlanta-based business specializing specialty retail, food, and beverage concessions in the aviation space. Focused on quality and strategic growth, JME Group has an expanding national presence. In its fifteenth year, JME currently has concessions operations in multiple airports around the country. These airports include JFK in New York, Denver, Newark, Los Angeles, Boise, and Kauai.

In addition to his professional endeavors, Jay is a civic leader in the Atlanta community. Most notably, Jay is a loyal and committed alum of his alma mater Morehouse College where he served as interim athletic director 2019 to 2020. He is the current National Alumni Association and was the former President of the Metro Atlanta Alumni Chapter. Jay serves as an official corporate sponsor during major college gatherings such as Annual Commencement, Homecoming and A Candle in the Dark, and has been recognized by the College, the national association, and the local chapter for his dedicated service.