Council Member Jacquin Headen Receives Trailblazer Award

Published on April 24, 2023

City Council Member Jacquin Headen received the 2023 Trailblazer Award from the South Dallas Business and Professional Women's Club on April 22, 2023. She is the first African American female elected to the Grand Prairie City Council. Elected in May 2022, she has made it a point to prioritize the needs of her constituents by working with staff to institute new ideas, such as a senior citizen job fair. Her artistic ability brings a unique and creative view to City Council when considering various city development concepts.

Jacquin is a co-pastor, owner of an interior design and art business, and negotiation skills teacher 

She has served on the Grand Prairie Library Board and Westchester Public Improvement District Board. Jacquin is passionate about education and teaches a youth mentoring workshop that encourages young people to think about being business owners early in life. She has also worked as a tutor for middle school and college students and volunteers teaching professional development skills.

The South Dallas Business and Professional Women's Club defines trailblazers as pathfinders or leaders who have paved the way for others to follow. Many outstanding African Americans have helped shape Dallas and Texas by contributing their talents and skills to their growth and development. For over three decades, South Dallas Business and Professional Women's Club, Inc. has focused attention, recognition, and honor to those individuals who may have otherwise received little or none from the Greater Dallas community.  A trailblazer is a person who is the first to do something. The first and only African American who has singularly achieved distinction in a given field and whose accomplishments have received local and/or national attention.