WGU Adds AJ Jackson as Strategic Partnerships Manager

DURHAM — Online nonprofit Western Governors University (WGU) has announced that Anthony “AJ” Jackson has been named as a strategic partnerships manager. In this role, Jackson will help develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with employers and related organizations throughout North Carolina and South Carolina.

Jackson has extensive experience in business, recruitment and workforce development. His work history includes serving as a university development counselor with Grand Canyon University and territory director, workforce solutions for the University of Phoenix. He was also a licensed real estate broker in the Carolinas and vice president and account executive for MTV Networks in New York City.
 
Jackson earned his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from North Carolina A&T and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. He is happily married, a father of three boys, owner of a three-year-old rottweiler, and a big fan of New York’s pro teams, including the Knicks, Yankees, Giants, Rangers and Liberty. Jackson is also a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
 
“AJ is a dynamic addition to our strategic partnerships team and has already hit the ground running,” said Ben Coulter, Ed.D., regional director for WGU’s Southeast Region and chancellor of WGU North Carolina. “As WGU enhances its post-secondary offerings, including new certificates and degree programs, AJ will help us form partnerships with employers that will address workforce needs today and into the future.”
 
Established in 1997, WGU is an accredited school offering more than 80 bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business, health professions, information technology and K-12 education. As part of its online competency-based model of education, WGU offers working adults and others the opportunity to log in when appropriate for them and accelerate through coursework with the consent of their program mentor when they demonstrate mastery of the course materials. The university currently has 5,385 students and 8,672 graduates across all 100 counties in North Carolina.
 
For more information about WGU, visit www.wgu.edu.