Logan
Chairperson of Board of Trustees
Chairperson of Board of Trustees Class of 2027
Executive Profile
Logan McBride is a highly accomplished corporate administrator, educator, and civic leader who brings over a decade of upper-management expertise to his role as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees at The Historic Ebenezer Methodist Church. Armed with a profound background in systemic organizational leadership, educational pedagogy, and community revitalization, Mr. McBride executes meticulous fiduciary oversight, capital asset management, and structural stewardship for Jacksonville’s historic African-American United Methodist congregation.
Academic Foundation and Organizational Leadership
Mr. McBride holds a Bachelor of Science in History from the University of North Florida, a rigorous academic background that informs his deep reverence for historical preservation and community development. His professional trajectory includes:
Fortune 100 Executive Management: Accumulating over a decade of upper-management experience within Fortune 100 companies recognized globally for organizational excellence. Notably, he pioneered and managed one of the inaugural Publix Super Markets facilities established in the Alachua County sector.
Operational Optimization: Since integrating his expertise into executive operations, Mr. McBride has specialized in scaling profit margins, engineering consumer-centric workflows, and rectifying legacy infrastructural models to maximize the customer and congregational experience.
Educational Advocacy: Utilizing his professional background as an educator, he has mastered the art of distilling highly complex, technical data into transparent, actionable concepts. He has historically orchestrated real estate seminars for prominent regional brokerages, empowering industry professionals through structured, clear communication.
Civic Engagement and Philanthropic Infrastructure
Mr. McBride’s commitment to humanitarian relief and structural equity is highlighted by his extensive fieldwork with the Appalachia Service Project (ASP). Through this nationally recognized initiative, he led critical efforts to revitalize, repair, and upgrade substandard housing to safe, habitable conditions for displaced and traumatized families. This service fostered long-term, transformational relationships and cemented his lifelong dedication to community outreach.
An active regional volunteer, he also dedicates his time to supporting youth sports and local community initiatives. In his leisure hours, he is an avid enthusiast of collegiate athletics, passionately following Florida Gators football and baseball.
At Historic Ebenezer, Mr. McBride translates this masterful blend of corporate administrative wisdom and hands-on humanitarian experience into localized spiritual stewardship, ensuring that the church’s physical assets and structural mission stand secure for generations to come.