JERRY HENDERSON
Jerry is an international contributor (democracy and good governance),
educator, author and award winning freelance writer. He is a former
Director of Elections for the state of Alabama, Office of the Secretary
of State and a founding member of the National Association of State
Election Directors (NASED). His primary focus areas are government,
politics, civic education, elections administration and management,
voting rights, redistricting, and absentee ballots. He has served as an
elected public official (county commissioner), civil servant, and an
adjunct professor of political science and government at Troy University
in Troy, Alabama and Auburn University at Montgomery
in Montgomery, Alabama.
Jerry's written articles have appeared in local, state, national and international publications.
He has written four (4) books: The Politics of Exclusion: Bizarre Court Decisions and
Congressional Redistricting (1996), Seeking Public Political Office in the United States:
A Candidate's Guide to Seeking Public Political Office (2002), The State and the Politics of Culture:
A Critical Analysis of the National Endowment for the Arts (2005), and Stealing An Election:
The Illegal Use of Absentee Ballots (2005). He has authored several reports, including "Guyana:
Local Government and Municipal Elections" (1994), "The Zambia Elections of December 2001", and
he co-authored "Uganda: A Pre-election Assessment Report" (1996). He writes a regular commentary
titled, "Where Are The Peacemakers ?"
Jerry has served as a consultant for the United Nations (UN), Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe (OSCE), the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), the National Democratic
Institute for International Affairs (NDI), the Africa-America Institute (AAI), the World Conference of Mayors,
Inc., the Foundation for Democracy in Africa, the United States embassy in Zagreb, Croatia, and
Development Associates, Inc. He is known for his contributions to democracy and good governance in
sixteen (16) countries: United States of America, Honduras, Guyana, Mexico, Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Rwanda, Cape Verde, Nigeria, Liberia, the Gambia, South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania,
and Uganda.
Capitalizing on what he refers to as "the blessings of God" in placing him in so many unique situations and
circumstances around the world (sometimes dangerous), a great deal of his time is spent with youth and young
adults - educating, encouraging, challenging and reminding them to be serious, prepared, factually informed,
and focused. Jerry is a proud special guest lecturer at grade schools, colleges and universities, conferences,
and religious institutions and organizations. He has spoken at education institutions throughout the
United States, as well as education institutions in Guyana (South America), Uganda and Kenya (East Africa),
Zambia (Southern Africa), and Taiwan.
Jerry is a member of the Board of Directors, National Organizational of Black County Officials, Inc. (NOBCO),
Washington, DC and the Advisory Board, Imani House, Inc., Brooklyn, New York and Monrovia, Liberia,
West Africa. He is a member of the National Association of Black County Officials (NABCO), Washington, DC,
the International Association of Black Professional in International Affairs (BPIA), Washington, DC.,
Rotary International (Paul Harris Fellow) - Chicago, Illinois, and The Academy of Political Science
(New York, New York). Jerry is a member of the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Troy, Alabama.
Jerry is a graduate of the Troy (Alabama) City Public School System. He earned a BA degree in political science
from Brooklyn College (Brooklyn, New York) and an MA degree in political science from Atlanta University
(Atlanta, Georgia).
January 2007
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