Presenter Bio - Dr. Jame’l Hodges
Dr. Jame’l Hodges currently serves as the Vice President for Student Success & Engagement at Edward Waters University in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dr. Hodges’ previous professional roles included serving in leadership positions at the Corporate Office of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; at the University of Georgia; California State Polytechnic University- Pomona; Lehigh University; The Association of Public Land Grant Universities, Tennessee State University; and most recently as the Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Engagement at Virginia State University.
He was named Rookie of the Year within the Division of Student Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona, Greek Advisor of the Year through the Western Greek Leadership Conference, was a recipient of the Amelia Hammond Staff Council Scholarship in 2009 at Cal Poly Pomona, and in 2013 received the distinct honor of being added to the Hall of Achievement for Copiague Public Schools where he attended high school in Long Island, New York. In 2016 he was selected as a Maxine Smith Fellow for the Tennessee Board of Regents where he researched “Tennessee Promise: Changing the Mindset and Closing the Achievement Gap for African American Male student of TBR” and in February of 2024, he completed the Harvard Kennedy School, Executive Education Crisis Leadership in Higher Education in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in Mass Communication from Virginia State University; his Masters of Science degree from Florida State University in Higher Education Administration and his Doctoral degree from the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education.
Dr. Hodges credits his success to his positive HBCU experience as a first-generation college student. While in college, he pledged Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., served as an Orientation Leader, was a member of Viginia State University Men’s Track and Field Team and was the 7th Mr. Virginia State University. He has participated in various leadership committees and is still an active member of Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society and Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society.
Outside of work, he provides leadership development presentations at colleges and universities through his brand "JAMELEVATE" and is the proud father of Jaelon, who is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and graduate of Virginia State University.
