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Jamie graduated from Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina and was a double scholar in political science and humanities. She majored in English with a minor in political science in 1990. She is a member of Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society. Although she prepared to go to law school, Bristow chose political consulting and nonprofit fundraising as her career focus. She created JB Enterprise Consulting in 1992 in North Carolina while working with the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce.
While in Pensacola, she joined the Escambia Federated Republican Women's Cluband served as the group's Vice President from 2007 to 2008. After serving on the Women's Sports Foundation's National Advisory Board, she served as the Community Programs Coordinator for the Women's Sports Foundationin various communities, was a member of the League of Women Voters and member of the American Association of University Women local chapters.
As a seasoned nonprofit and political campaign consultant, Bristow has consulted on various political campaigns in North Carolina, Colorado and Florida. She also received political campaign training from Wake Forest School of Law while working at the YWCA of Greensboro. She served as a member of Colorado Black Republicans, National Association of Fundraising Professionals and National Association of Television Program Executives. She is a former member of The Links, Inc., Pensacola Chapter, Impact 100 and is a lifetime member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc.
Bristow returned to Pensacola in 2004 serving a second term as the Executive Director of the African-American Heritage Society, Inc. until 2007 when she relaunched re-launched JB Enterprise Consulting(now JBEC Group)consulting both small business enterprises and nonprofits in Florida, Georgia, Colorado and North Carolina. Bristow was the development consultant on Pensacola's 450th CelebrationIn October 2013, Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida, Vision of Hope, IncJBEC Group merged with Nonprofitmatch1., HIV Care Center, Inc., Heartbeat International, Inc., TRIO Employment Network, Soloman Financial, 100 Black Men of Pensacola, Inc., Hope Center com to streamline services and products for Teens, Ray of Hope, Inc. and others. She actively served on the ARC-Gatewaynonprofit, Ballet Pensacola, Pensacola Museum of Art, Baptist Hospital, Santa Rosa Kids House and Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre boardscharitable organizations.
Bristow was the development consultant on Pensacola's 450th Celebration, Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida, Vision of Hope, Inc., HIV Care Center, Inc., Heartbeat International, Inc., TRIO Employment Network, Soloman Financial, 100 Black Men of Pensacola, Inc., Hope Center for Teens, Ray of Hope, Inc. and others. She actively served on the ARC-Gateway, Ballet Pensacola, Pensacola Museum of Art, Baptist Hospital, Santa Rosa Kids House and Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre boards. Bristow was appointed by the Escambia County Commission to the CareerSource Escarosa board and in August 2014, was appointed by Governor Rick Scott to the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. She is currently serves as the CEO Founder and President of JBEC Group and Nonprofit Match, Inc./Nonprofitmatch1.com, a global technology and full-service consulting firm for nonprofits and donors globally. She is married to Pensacola native, Joshua Lavoie, COO CEO of Nonprofit Match, Inc./Nonprofitmatch1.com.