Jovan Williamson

Jovan Williamson joined Housing Action Illinois as an AmeriCorps VISTA Leader in 2024. He grew up in Carbondale in Southern Illinois and spent some of his childhood in Nassau Bahamas. He recently completed an AmeriCorps VISTA service year as the Youth Coordinator for the Attucks Community Service program. Prior to serving in AmeriCorps, he coached girls track and boys basketball at Carbondale Middle School, where he spent five years working as a classroom aide and supervisor aide. He played professional basketball in 2022 with the Southern Illinois Pharaohs.