About Us

We are a collaborative work in progress consisting of your elected officials, block leaders, and other citizens who are concerned and dedicated to promoting the progression 4th Ward. We are actively seeking information and support. Please join us in this effort.

Jack Drakeford

Born, raised and educated in the city of Englewood, New Jersey Jack began his career of Public Service by becoming the city’s 3rd African American firefighter in in the late 1950’s.

He continued serving by becoming the 1st African American City Clerk and the 1st African American City Manager. As Chief Executive Officer, Jack was able to guide the City from the highest tax rate in the Bergen County to one of the lowest in the County, he improved the city’s bond rating from A to AA and created diverse and balanced employment practices in the Englewood City Government. Unfortunately those practices no longer exist.

In his career, Jack has sat as City Council President in three different decades. He has been the president of the Englewood Board of Education, the Englewood and the Bergen County Housing Authorities Presently, he has been a Councilman since 1999. He is the current President of the Bergen County Technical Schools Board of Education