Terri Jackson

Terri Jackson
Born	Terri Carmichael
Alma mater	Georgetown University
Title	Executive director of the Women's National Basketball Players Association
Spouse	Jaren Jackson
Children	Jaren Jackson Jr.

Terri Carmichael Jackson is the current executive director of the Women's National Basketball Players Association.

Biography

Jackson studied law at Georgetown University, and hoped to pursue a career in law like her father LeRoy Carmichael. After graduating, she moved to New Orleans to start the non profit Back on the Block Foundation. She later taught law as a professor at Tulane University and worked at a law firm in Louisiana before becoming legal counsel for athletics at University of the District of Columbia. ^[1] She spent four years as director of law, policy and governance for the NCAA before being named director of operations for the Women's National Basketball Players Association in 2016. ^[2]

During her tenure as executive director of the WNBPA, Jackson the union opted out of its collective bargaining agreement with the WNBA for the first time in its history. ^[3] As part of these changes, Jackson negotiated higher pay and increased maternity benefits for WNBA players. ^[4] Jackson also protested the fining of WNBA players who wore unauthorized t-shirts that supported Black Lives Matter, along with other uniform infractions. ^[5]

In 2020, Jackson was featured in Sports Illustrated's "The Unrelenting", on the most powerful women in sports. ^[6]

In 2021, the WNBPA launched a multi-year partnership with PepsiCo in 2021 to help finance philanthropic causes. ^[7]

Personal life

Jackson is married to basketball player Jaren Jackson, whom she met while they were both studying at Georgetown University. ^[8] The couple had a son, NBA player Jaren Jackson Jr., in 1999. ^[1]

References

1. Ayala, Erica (29 October 2020). "WNBPA's Terri Jackson Is Changing the Game". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
2. "WNBPA's Terri Jackson on seeing her son Jaren drafted by the Grizzlies, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, and social consciousness in the WNBA". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
3. "Profile: WNBPA's Terri Carmichael Jackson is fighting for a better deal for players". New York Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
4. "Three Questions with the Women's National Basketball Players Association's Terri Jackson". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
5. "Terri Carmichael Jackson: Mom Of NBA Star Is A Sports Powerhouse In Her Own Right". Seattle Medium. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
6. "The Unrelenting". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
7. "The WNBA players union is kicking off a partnership with Pepsi to back local causes 'the players care about'". Insider. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
8. "Jaren Jackson Jr.'s family, led by mom Terri Carmichael Jackson, is investing in Memphis, investing in girls". Commercial Appeal. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2021-04-21.