Background
Meehan, John Carroll was born on June 7, 1956 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of John Thomas and Bernice (Swindall) Meehan.
Meehan, John Carroll was born on June 7, 1956 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of John Thomas and Bernice (Swindall) Meehan.
Student, Jefferson State Junior College, Birmingham, Alabama, 1977. Degree in political science, University Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, 1981.
Member catering service staff, Saga Food Svc., Birmingham, Alabama, 1979-1984; security guard, Security Engineers, Birmingham, Alabama, 1986-1990; security guard, Wells Fargo, Birmingham, Alabama, 1990-1994; security guard, Murray Guard, Birmingham, Alabama, since 1994.
Board trustees Hotel and Restaurant Union American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Birmingham, 1980-1984. Vice president Ensley Neighborhood Association Citizens Participation Program, Birmingham, 1978-1982, 95—, president, 1982-1984. Founder, 1st president Western Area Democratic Club, Birmingham, 1989-1992.
Member Jefferson County Democratic Executive Committee, Birmingham, since 1994, Greater Birmingham Ministries, 1987-1996. Member Ensley Moro Park Flood Coalition, Second vice president, 1996. Member Diocesan Catholic Peace and Justice Commission, 1995-1997, Catholic Black Ministry Board, Catholic Diocese of Birmingham, 1995.
Founder social action committee St. Mary's Catholic Church, chairman, 1988. Founder, president Citizens for Environmental Justice of Greater Birmingham, 1997.