Jeffrey Clements

Jeff Clements (Col ’81 CM) recently retired from a 42 year career in local and state government.

He was inspired to pursue a career in public service due to a college spring break internship with then-city manager Cole Hendrix, an opportunity arranged by Professor Larry Sabato. Following graduation from UVA, he earned his Master of Public Administration from the University of South Carolina. He moved to Jacksonville, Florida with his wife, Lee Ann Jerome Clements (Col ’81 CM). He took a position in the Jacksonville City Council Research Division, serving in that division for 36 years and rising to chief of research. He was elected president of the Jacksonville and Columbia, South Carolina chapters of the American Society for Public Administration.

He is spending his retirement singing in choirs and choruses, staying active in the UVA Club of Jacksonville, and serving as a member of the Advisory Board of the College of Fine Arts and Humanities at Jacksonville University.