Meet the team
The Alumni & Constituency Relations team supports JSU alumni engagement, reunion programming, and constituency communication. Three team members serve alumni and friends of the university.
A dedicated 3-person team
The Alumni and Constituency Relations department at Jackson State University serves as the bridge between the university and its 60,000+ alumni worldwide. This small but dedicated team supports reunion programming (including the Golden Class 50th Anniversary), fundraising and endowment giving, alumni communications, and constituency engagement.
Reach any team member using their direct contact information below, or use the department contact information at the bottom of this page for general inquiries.
Our staff
Three team members serve JSU’s alumni community. Contact information below for each; general department inquiries can route through any team member.
Dr. Jerome Tinker
Alumni Engagement Officer
Felicia Brister
Administrative Assistant
🔆 Department Primary ContactSource content issues preserved
CMS & Accessibility Issues Noted
The rebuild preserves the source page content verbatim while documenting the following CMS and accessibility issues for content team attention:
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Michelle Simon’s email: The source
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j00409816@jsums.edu— a Banner/J-Number system ID email format, not a professional name-based address like her colleagues. Standard convention would bemichelle.simon@jsums.edu. The system ID format may be a placeholder pending an official email assignment, or an oversight during onboarding. -
Felicia Brister’s photo alt text:
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Photo staleness varies across the team:
Dr. Jerome Tinker’s photo is dated March 2022
(4 years old); Michelle Simon’s is January 2026
(fresh); Felicia Brister’s is January 2025
(1 year old, filename
JSU-pic-2.jpgsuggests a generic reused image). Consider updating older photos. - Department location ambiguity: This staff page uses only the site-wide main campus address (1400 John R. Lynch St.), but the Golden Class page lists the department at 101 West Capitol Street (JSU Downtown Campus). Contact section on this page follows the Golden Class page’s Downtown Campus address for consistency across department pages.
Need to reach the team?
Contact any team member directly using their information above, or reach the department’s primary line at 601.979.2281.
Alumni department contact
Department of Alumni & Constituency Relations · Jackson State University. For alumni engagement, reunion programming, or Golden Class inquiries.
Jackson, MS 39201