Jamie Atlas

Biography

Jamie blended her professional experience in the areas of retail buying, product development, marketing, management, visual merchandising, event planning and operations and transitioned to higher education where she could prepare students to lead in the fashion industry.  She earned her Bachelor of Science in Apparel Merchandising at Indiana University and began her career with Mercantile Department Stores in management and buying for the extended sizes and junior sportswear departments. With the knowledge gained with Mercantile, Jamie moved to Nashville and worked with specialty stores, and direct/online retailing with Genesco, Inc.  Her years of experience in the apparel, accessories and footwear industries for men, women and children laid the groundwork for the transition to education.

Jamie segued into higher education with O’More College of Design at the Franklin campus and pursued her Master’s in Business Education at Middle Tennessee State University. In addition to administrative responsibilities at Belmont, Jamie has also served as the Executive Producer for the annual O’More Fashion Show, enjoys curriculum planning, career and internship advising, and teaching courses in the area of merchandising from a freshman to senior level. 

Her top priority is setting students up for success, which includes real-life application and using the power of design to transform. Jamie has established collaborative projects with industry leaders that include Olah, Inc., fortune 500 enterprise Eastman Chemical Company, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, Tennessee Donor Services, Daybreak Arts, CreatiVets and GiGi’s Playhouse a Down syndrome achievement center. 

She is an active member of the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA), and is serving as the faculty advisor for the Belmont student association for the National Retail Federation (NRF).