JCI London

JCI London is part of JCI Junior Chamber International, also known as Junior Chamber of Commerce for London.
It is a dynamic network for young professionals in London in their 20's and 30's. People from all over the world join JCI and are active in the chambers. JCI supports the philosophy of ‘learning by doing’, allowing members to reach their full potential.
Mission
JCI's mission is to provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change.
JCI History
The Junior Chamber story starts in 1915 in St. Louis when Henry Giessenbier held a meeting attended by 32 young men to set up an organisation called “The Young Men’s Progressive Civic Association”. The organisation dedicated itself to bringing about civic improvements and giving young people a constructive approach to civic problems.
In August 1916 the organisation's name was changed to Junior Citizens, with members being referred to as “JC’s”, which later became “Jaycees”.
The JC’s were affiliated to the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce in 1918 and officially became the St. Louis Junior Chamber of Commerce.
In January 1920 the first national organisation, the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce (USJCC) was formed. Twenty-nine clubs around the nation were in attendance and elected Henry Giessenbier as the first national president.
Between 1920 and 1944 the Jaycee movement crossed international borders with chambers being set up in countries around the world. Junior Chamber International (as we know it now) was born in Mexico in 1944 and the first World Conference was held in Panama City in 1946. The JCI constitution and creed were adopted in the following two years.
In Britain, Lincoln Junior Chamber was formed in 1925, thought to be the first actual Junior Chamber outside the United States. The Birmingham chamber was formed in 1927, followed the same year by Sheffield and then by Nottingham in early 1928. The national organisation, known as British Junior Chamber, adopted its constitution in 1936.
Past presidents
* Joseph Hogg 1953 - 54
* D.F. Johnson 1954 - 55
* D Detwiller 1955
* Lesley Fellner 1955 - 56
* Roy Mortimer 1956 - 57
* Alan Martin 1957 - 58
* Robin Fawkner-Corbett 1958 - 59
* D.A Tapping 1959 - 60
* David Lupton 1960 - 61
* Peter Ancell 1961
* John Aspinal 1962
* Jack Wheatley 1962 - 63
* Hugh Barnes 1963 - 64
* W. Caunter 1964 - 65
* Brian Rogers 1965 - 66
* James Morrisson 1966 - 67
* Brian Taylors 1967 - 68
* Peter. Bullough 1968 - 69
* Bill Fraser 1969 - 70
* Ken Holloway 1970 - 71
* Dan Daley 1971 - 72
* Michael Hick 1972 - 73
* Paul Duffel 1973 - 74
* Peter Sommerville 1974 - 75
* Alistaire O'Neil 1975 - 76
* Ted Reeves 1976 - 77
* Brian Murdock 1977 - 78
* Ian Cameron Black 1978 - 79
* Richard Marshall 1979 - 80
* Stephanie Molyneux 1980 - 81
* David Brooker 1981 - 82
* Eric Molyneux 1982 - 83
* Andrew Young 1983 - 84
* David Badman 1984 - 85
* Peter Pollard 1985 - 86
* Roger Prentis 1986 - 87
* Paul Conway 1987 - 88
* Karen Pheasant 1988 - 89
* David Woodgate 1989
* Corinna Edge 1990
* Alexander Stewart 1991
* Colin Reed 1992
* Becky Abbott 1993
* Jeremy Fieldhouse 1994
* Alan Lyons 1995
* Mikki Young 1996
* Liz Maynard 1997
* Joe Dilger 1998
* Martin Thornhill 1999
* Christine Magnowska 2000
* Samuel Wynter 2001
* Helen Giblin/Shirley Cepal 2002
* Jonathan Lel 2003
* Peter Cole 2004
* Philip Darby 2005 and 2006
* Tina Strack 2007
* Sofie Sandell 2008
* Marco van den Heuvel 2009
* Solveig Malvik 2010
* Sarah Beckwith 2011
* Simon Bucknall 2012

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