Hampton Athletics Hire Jackson as Assistant AD for Compliance & Student-Services

HAMPTON, Virginia  --  The Hampton University Department of Athletics has hired Paula Jackson as the Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance & Student-Services/Senior Woman Administrator, two roles with which she is familiar.

Jackson comes to Hampton after a career in which she has worked at such schools as Alabama State, Mississippi Valley State, Savannah State, Lincoln (Mo.), Morehead State and Clark Atlanta. She is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA).
 
After her tenure at Savannah State, Jackson became the Director of Athletics at Lincoln (Mo.) University in 2008, before heading to Mississippi Valley State in 2009 to serve as assistant athletic director. At Lincoln, she developed and implemented a five-year marketing and promotions initiative.
 
Jackson was also SWA at Alabama State.
 
Jackson joined Savannah State's staff in 2005, where she was as the assistant athletic director for compliance and SWA – while also serving as interim athletics director from Oct. 2007-May 2008. Prior to that, she held compliance and SWA positions at both Morehead State University and Clark Atlanta University.
 
She is the founder of Sports EnFocus, Inc., a public relations and development firm dedicated to sports entities and personalities. She has also served on public relations game day staff for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL.
 
Some of her other work include account manager for Paladin Public Relations in Atlanta, marketing and sales manager for MTV Networks in Georgia, and deputy campaign manager of the Committee to Re-elect Mayor Bill Campbell.
 
A native of Baton Rouge, La., Jackson is a member of the Georgia Women's Intersport Network, Women in Sports and Events, Black Women's Sports Foundation, Women's Sports Foundation and Sports Divas.
 
Jackson also completed the NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Females.
 
For more information on Hampton University athletics, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.

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