CHRISTINA PIERRE-JACQUES

Pierre-Jacques was recently appointed Associate Vice President of Board Relations and Engagement for the UMass Foundation. A native of Boston, she is committed to the mission and vision of public higher education, specifically, quality, access, and affordability for underrepresented students, and spent most of her career in higher education administration. Pierre-Jacques launched her career at the University of Massachusetts Boston in the Center for Collaborative Leadership before serving the Commonwealth as Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees for the University of Massachusetts System. She previously held the role of Assistant Campus Director for the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst. She holds a B.S. in Business Management from the University of New Haven and a M.S. in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts Boston.