Meet a Colleague: Julie Jackson Julie Jackson serves as director of advancement communications.

W&L News Office
February 25, 2026

Q. How long have you worked at W&L?
I started in June 2022, so I have been at W&L for a little more than three and a half years.

Q. What is the favorite aspect of your job at W&L?
I love my coworkers and the creativity and joy they bring to the office every day.

Q. If you chose a different path, what other career would you have?
I would either own a niche bakery that sells scones and pies, or (my dream job) would be as a writer for “Saturday Night Live.”

Q. Where did you grow up?
I lived in Honolulu, Hawaii for the first two years of my life (my dad was in the Navy), then in North Carolina for seven years and, finally, we moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where my parents still live.

Q. What three words describe you best?
Funny, outdoorsy and adventurous.

Q. Name one person from history you would like to spend a day with and why.
I would want to spend the day with my two grandmothers, Lois and Lula, who were born in 1907 and 1910, respectively. I was lucky enough to know both of them when they were alive, but I would love to spend one more day with each.

Q. Who is the most famous person you have met and where did you meet them?
The most famous person I’ve met is Usher. He attended middle school in Chattanooga and gave a sizable donation to an arts education program at the school about 10 years ago. I worked for an arts organization at the time and was able to meet him. He was nice but very quiet!

Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
People who are rude to servers. I waited tables in college and as a young adult, and I think everyone could benefit from working in a customer service industry at some point in their lives.

Q. What is your least favorite chore at home?
Dusting. Do not look closely at my shelves.

Q. What is your favorite family holiday tradition?
Every year, my dad makes sugar cookies with my great-aunt Maggie’s recipe, and my mom and I decorate them. I won’t say they are works of art, but they’re tasty.

Q. What is the most adventurous thing that you have ever done?
In my 20s, I climbed two 14,000-foot mountains in one day (Grays and Torreys Peaks outside of Denver). It was extremely difficult but absolutely worth it.

Q. What is your all-time favorite food or food dish?
I love most food, but ice cream is hands-down my favorite. Specifically, cookies and cream from Whit’s Frozen Custard.

Q. Where would you choose to build your dream home?
I would love to build a cabin in Creede, Colorado on the Rio Grande River. I lived in there (population 300) for five years, and it’s a magical place.

Q. What is your all-time favorite movie?
“The Princess Bride.” Fun fact: when I lived in Colorado, I worked at a repertory theatre where Mandy Patinkin (Inigo Montoya in the movie) began his acting career. He and his wife invited the entire company to his cabin one evening for dinner. It was a pinch-me moment.

Q. Tell us something most people don’t know about you.
My great-great uncle is Rev. William McCutchen Morrison, W&L Class of 1887. He was a Presbyterian missionary who spent years in the Belgian Congo campaigning for social justice reform for the indigenous people against the Belgian government. His youngest brother, Thomas Morrison, W&L Class of 1902, is my great-grandfather.