Alla Jeanae Frank Bio

Special Assistant to the President and Chief Transformation Officer

Alla Jeanae Frank is responsible for providing strategic leadership and support for the President’s initiatives and priorities, working closely with other senior administrators and promoting the administration of university programming, policies, and procedures. Frank returns to Jackson State University after serving as the assistant commissioner of operations for the Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). She was responsible for agency-wide administrative, strategic planning and overseeing campus operations, including Information Technology, Human Resources, Facilities and Construction Management, Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (MARIS) and other agency support offices. Previously, Frank worked as assistant director of Auxiliary Enterprises at JSU, with purview over campus-wide services, including dining services, college bookstore, postal services, on and off-campus vending, as well as creative and leadership direction for business marketing campaigns, human capital development projects, and brand initiatives. She also spearheaded various economic development, environmental management, and exercise programs, such as the Jackson State University COVID-19 Campus Reopening Task Force and the Annual Sweetness 5k Run/Walk.