Jaxport board elects Nelson chairman

Jaxport board elects Nelson chairman The Governing Board of the Jacksonville Port Authority has elected Tony D. Nelson board chairman for the fiscal year that starts October 1.

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   Nelson is the vice chairman for fiscal year 2005-2006. He is the president of the First Coast Black Business Investment Corp. in Jacksonville.
   In addition to the election of Nelson, the board elected Ricardo Morales, Jr. vice chairman, Ambassador Marilyn McAffee as secretary, and William C. Mason III as treasurer.
   The board elects officers to one-year terms coinciding with the port fiscal year. Other members of the board include Thomas P. Jones, Jr.; T. Martin 'Marty' Fiorentino, Jr.; and Jerry W. Davis.