LISC Jacksonville Staff

Janet Owens joined LISC Jacksonville in August 2010. She leads the staff and works with community members, governmental agencies and other nonprofit organizations involved with building neighborhoods.

Janet was most recently Vice President of Marketing and Communications for United Way of Northeast Florida, a position she held for more than eight years. Prior to joining United Way she was Assistant Executive Director of the Girl Scouts of Gateway Council, Inc., where she led the strategic property plan to acquire and develop a new regional camp. She has also served as Associate Director for Volunteer Jacksonville (HandsOn Jacksonville).

At the beginning of her career, Janet spent nearly ten years in city government capital improvements planning, community development, and budgeting with the cities of Greenville, South Carolina; Adrian, Michigan; and the District of Columbia.

Janet holds a B.A. in Political Science from Russell Sage College. She is a Certified Fund Raising Executive, a member of The Florida First Coast Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (President, 2004), a graduate of Leadership Jacksonville and a member of the North Florida Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

Eugene (Gene) Montgomery | Senior Program Officer

Gene Montgomery joined LISC in 2002 after a career working with the city of Jacksonville including the Community Block Grant program. He also was the city’s Manager of Administrative Services in the Department of Public Works. Gene works with CDC staff on housing development, commercial corridor revitalization, and management matters.

He holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina.

Robert (Bob) Rodeheaver | Assistant Program Officer

Bob Rodeheaver is the Program Assistant in the LISC Jacksonville office, providing essential back office support in grant/loan management, support to our AmeriCorps program, and logistical support for meetings and events.

Bob joined LISC in 2009 after a 28 year career in Human Resources with both the Duval County Public Schools and the City of Jacksonville. Bob’s HR experience includes overseeing back office processes for hiring staff; drafting and/or maintaining job descriptions/specifications; conducting job audits and salary reviews; and conducting payroll and leave audits. As Human Resources’ Budget Officer he was responsible for developing and monitoring the annual budget. In addition he participated in the Governor’s Sterling Award process which included process mapping of varied human resources functions.

Bob also has six years in accounting for the City of Jacksonville’s Water Services Division and Atlantic National Bank (Wachovia).

He holds a B.S. in Business Management from Jones College, Jacksonville, Florida.

Bob is originally from Western Pennsylvania. He met his wife of 38 years, Susan, at the downtown Jacksonville, Florida USO while stationed at the Mayport Naval Base. After Bob’s honorable discharge in 1971 from the Navy they returned to live in Jacksonville. They have three children and one grand-daughter.