Jamie Hightower-Poindexter
Executive Director of Central Financial Aid
Community College of Allegheny County
With over 30 years of experience as a financial aid professional, Jamie has established a reputation as a transformational leader who is driven by challenges, undeterred by obstacles, and committed to furthering standards of excellence. Jamie is an instrumental leader with a proven ability in managing challenging tasks and bringing innovation through the latest technologies and best practices, with a strong background in compliance, staff management and development and training.
Jamie has successfully managed financial aid operations, maintaining and updating financial aid policies, systems automation, creating annual budget/forecasts, and organizing and governing data compilation processes. Jamie also has a significant record of establishing, leading and motivating high performing teams.
Jamie is currently the Executive Director of Financial Aid at the Community College of Allegheny County and has held leadership positions at multiple institutions, including Bryn Mawr College, Cleveland State University, The College of New Jersey, Northwestern University, and a number of other public and private institutions. In addition, Jamie is the co-founder and Associate Vice President of Marketing and Scholarships of HIghtower Scholars.