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Jamie Parson named chief diversity officer at App State

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App State Chief Diversity Officer Jamie Parson. Photo by Marie Freeman

“Jamie came into the interim role well known for her leadership with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at App State, and she is widely respected on our campus and nationally. In the last year … she has led many important diversity, equity and inclusion accomplishments for App State.”

App State Chancellor Sheri Everts

By University Communications
Posted May 17, 2022 at 5:03 p.m.

BOONE, N.C. — Jamie Parson has been named chief diversity officer at Appalachian State University, effective immediately. Parson is the second cabinet-level chief diversity officer to hold the position at App State.

“Jamie came into the interim role well known for her leadership with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at App State, and she is widely respected on our campus and nationally. In the last year … she has led many important diversity, equity and inclusion accomplishments for App State.”

App State Chancellor Sheri Everts

Parson has held the position of interim chief diversity officer at App State since May 2021.

“Jamie came into the interim role well known for her leadership with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at App State, and she is widely respected on our campus and nationally,” Chancellor Sheri Everts said. “Her research, scholarship and service have consistently included diversity, equity and inclusion work.”

Everts continued, “In the last year, since I appointed Jamie interim chief diversity officer, she has led many important diversity, equity and inclusion accomplishments for App State. Her work has included promoting transparency in policies and expectations, continuing to enhance the university’s evaluative methods, disaggregating data to assist with making data-driven decisions, advancing professional development and networking opportunities, and partnering with numerous individuals and units across the university to implement unit-level and campuswide diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.”

As chief diversity officer, Parson:

  • advises the chancellor on strategic diversity matters;
  • leads the university’s Diversity and Inclusion Accountability Team, the Chief Diversity Officer’s Advisory Board and the Chancellor’s Student Advisory Board for Diversity Recruitment;
  • liaises with students, faculty and staff regarding diversity, equity and inclusion matters;
  • leads training efforts; and
  • serves as the lead implementer for the university’s strategic diversity plan.

Parson is also on faculty as an associate professor in the Walker College of Business’ Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance.

From 2016–21 Parson led the Walker College of Business’ Inclusive Excellence Team and the Risk Management and Insurance diversity initiatives in the Brantley Risk and Insurance Center, and she served on numerous boards and committees, including the university’s Diversity and Inclusion Accountability Team.

Prior to arriving at App State, she served as a Title VII investigator for the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission and a special investigative unit liaison and fire claims representative at State Farm Insurance Co.

Parson holds a Bachelor of Science in sociology-anthropology from Nebraska Wesleyan University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Jamie Parson named interim chief diversity officer at App State
Jamie Parson named interim chief diversity officer at App State
May 6, 2021

Jamie Parson, J.D., assistant professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance at App State, has been named interim chief diversity officer for the university. Her new position becomes effective May 10.

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As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, affordable education for all. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.

“Jamie came into the interim role well known for her leadership with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at App State, and she is widely respected on our campus and nationally. In the last year … she has led many important diversity, equity and inclusion accomplishments for App State.”

App State Chancellor Sheri Everts

Jamie Parson named interim chief diversity officer at App State
Jamie Parson named interim chief diversity officer at App State
May 6, 2021

Jamie Parson, J.D., assistant professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance at App State, has been named interim chief diversity officer for the university. Her new position becomes effective May 10.

Read the story
App State faculty member fosters equitable experiences for underrepresented students
Oct. 20, 2020

App State’s Dr. Jamie Parson is fostering access to careers in insurance for underrepresented students in the Walker College of Business through diversity and inclusion initiatives designed to give students the resources they need to be successful.

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