About JCNA
The Joslyn Castle Neighborhood Association formally organized in 1989. The original group of neighbors began this group over concerns about the neighborhood Saunders grade school being turned into apartments. Today the association boundaries encompass over 1700 households.
Over the years, JCNA has won many community awards including the 1997 Urban Community Improvement Program Neighborhood Excellence Award and the 2006 Metropolitan Area Planning Agency Award. JCNA also prides itself in raising the money to convert a large parking lot on 43rd Street into the Clarkson Neighborhood Park and on working with the city to develop a pedestrian-friendly intersection at 40th and Davenport.
JCNA’s current motto is “To strengthen the fabric of our community, to preserve and promote the historic character of our unique neighborhood, and to nurture and participate in its economic vitality.”
JCNA Board
Magan Smith, President
E-mail
368 N 41 Ave
Omaha, NE 68131
980-4716
Julie Mierau, Vice President
Cornerstone Mansion Inn
40 N. 39th St
Omaha, NE 68131
558-7600
Linda Hughes, Secretary & Membership Records
135 N. 38th Ave.
Omaha, NE 68131
558-9108
Margie Magnuson, Treasurer
4151 Davenport Street
Omaha, NE 68131
554-0775
NeEtta Gillespie, Events Coordinator
141 N. 39th Street
Omaha, NE 68131
554-4774
Jim Winston
840 N 44th #502
Omaha, NE 68131
212-8219
Joel Davies
4110 Davenport Street
Omaha, NE 68131
561-6508
Aaron Gillespie
141 N 39th St
Omaha, NE 68131
554-4774
Members of the board of directors are elected each December to serve the following year. All JCNA members can vote for the board. Residents of the neighborhood who are also members can run for the board of directors. Officers are elected by the board from among its members.
