Staff

Kristin Van Aken Jamison

President

Phone 217.479.4627 • Fax 217.479.4629 • kristin@jredc.org

Kristin Van Aken Jamison joined the staff of the Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation (JREDC) as their Vice President of Marketing and Communications in 2019 and was promoted to the position of President the following year.

Kristin graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Illinois College with a degree in communications and theatre before earning a Master of Arts degree in communication from University of Illinois at Springfield. As a graduate student, she participated in the Graduate Public Service Internship working for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. She also worked for then Illinois State legislator Dan Rutherford as legislative aide in his Capitol and Pontiac offices.

For more than a dozen years, Kristin worked on the development team at her alma mater honing skills related to communication, marketing and fundraising while overseeing the Illinois College development office’s communication with and stewardship of alumni, parents and friends. She and her husband, Adam, opened Jamison’s Future Swings in 2018 and Future Champions Sports Complex in 2020. The couple welcome thousands to their baseball and softball hitting and performance facilities every year.

Active in the community, Kristin serves on the boards of the Jacksonville Airport Authority, Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce, Jacksonville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and Jacksonville Main Street. She served as co-chair of the 2024 Prairieland United Way Campaign and is the past co-chair of two major fundraisers for the Art Association of Jacksonville. The Jacksonville Kiwanis Club recognized Kristin with the A. Wadsworth Applebee Community Service Award, she was named to Jacksonville Journal-Courier’s inaugural class of “20 Under Forty” and the Illinois College Alumni Association recognized her with the Young Alumna Award.

Jacquie Bartlett

Vice President

Phone 217.479.4627 • Fax 217.479.4629  • jacquie@jred.org 

Jacquie Bartlett is a lifelong resident of Jacksonville with deep roots in the community. She spent the last 13 years working as the office manager for Reese Family Chiropractic. With a passion for helping others and an unwavering commitment to her hometown, she loves being a part of such a vibrant community. She enjoys taking advantage of everything our area has to offer with her daughter, Skylar, from downtown concerts to shopping local.

Jacquie is intent on building successful relationships with our investors and continuing to help strengthen the economies of Morgan and Scott counties. She is excited about the opportunity to contribute positively to the future of the Jacksonville region.