Jamie Atlas

Biography

Jamie has 30 years of experience as an industry and higher education professional with 18 of those years at O’More. Prior to joining the O’More family, Jamie received her Bachelor of Science in Apparel Merchandising at Indiana University and began her fashion career with Mercantile Department Stores in management and buying for the extended sizes and junior sportswear departments. With the experience gained with Mercantile, Jamie moved to Nashville and worked in the areas of buying, product development, marketing, management, visual merchandising, and operations with specialty stores, and direct/online retailing with Genesco, Inc.

Jamie segued into higher education with O’More College of Design in 2002 and pursued her Master’s in Business Education at Middle Tennessee State University. In addition to administrative responsibilities, Jamie has served as the Executive Producer for the annual O’More Fashion Show for the past 18 years. She also enjoys advising students 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, and GiGi’s Playhouse a Down syndrome achievement center. 

Jamie was a founding member of the Nashville Fashion Alliance (NFA), served as a board member and co-chaired the education committee. She is an active member of the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA), and is serving as the faculty advisor for the inaugural Belmont student association for the National Retail Federation (NRF).