Meet Jennifer

Jennifer Gamble is a native of Chicago, Illinois. She arrived in Nashville in

1987 to attend Fisk University. As a young student at Fisk trying to figure

out life, she pursued relationships and opportunities that paved the way

to make Nashville her home. 

Jennifer has lived in Nashville for more than 30 years and dedicated more

than 25 years of public service to enhance the quality of life for all

Nashville residents. Her work in public service began in 1997, when she

and husband George bought their first home in the Bellshire area. It was

then that she met the late Councilman Chester Hughes, who was a

consummate community advocate and influenced her to get involved as a

community leader. 

Later, Jennifer served as Treasurer of Chester’s campaign for Metro

Council and after he won the election in 2003, she accepted the position

he vacated as president of the Bellshire Terrace Neighborhood Watch. As

president, she coordinated several Nashville Night Out events for

neighbors to meet and greet with each other as well as with Metro Police

and Fire Dept. personnel. In addition, she wrote and disseminated a

quarterly newsletter to inform residents about crime and other issues

affecting the community.  

Jennifer has served as board member of the Nashville Neighborhood

Alliance, and Nashville Education and Community Arts Television, and was

elected Executive Committee Woman for the Davidson County Democratic

Party in 2014. In addition, she served as Metro Beautification and

Environment Commissioner for District 3, where she coordinated

neighborhood clean-ups and educated the community about recycling

and conservation. 

In August 2019, Jennifer was elected to the Metro Council of Nashville and Davidson County representing District 3 and was re-elected for a second term in 2023. Currently, she chairs the Metro Council’s Planning and Zoning Committee and is the immediate past vice chair of the Budget and Finance Committee. In addition, she has served as chair of the Metro Council Public Safety Committee and member of the Public Works Committee and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Furthermore, she serves as a member of Nashville’s Covid-19 Financial Oversight Committee, where she has championed and sponsored legislation allocating more than $380 million in Cares and American Rescue Plan funding to support rent/mortgage relief for families, small business recovery, affordable housing, health and human services, and public safety.

Jennifer is Founder and CEO of Nelson PR & Communications. She holds a

Bachelor’s degree in English from Fisk University and a Master’s degree in

Mass Communication from Middle Tennessee State University. Jennifer

and husband George have been married for 30 years and they have two

adult children.  They attend St. Vincent De Paul Church where they have

been members for more than 25 years.