Independence Charter School

Gloria Shabazz is the CFO of International Biscuits & Confections, a privately held company located in Medford, NJ which markets and distributes specialty food products from all over the world. She has worked for several large corporations including, IBM, Colgate Palmolive and Campbell Soup Company. While at Colgate, she spent a year living and working in Puerto Rico. In 1998, she and her husband founded JASTECH Development Services, a 501c(3) non-profit organization which runs the Overbrook Environmental Education Center (OEEC) and the Overbrook Arts Center. JASTECH’s mission is to preserve our natural environment, improve public health and promote personal enrichment. Gloria is the proud parent of son, Ali, who is in the immersion program at ICS. She and her husband Jerome have a blended family which includes 5 sons. Gloria and her family reside in the Overbrook section of the City. She joined the ICS board in 2011.