Rev. Jamie Washington M.Div., Ph.D.
Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington, (He/Him/His) is the President & Founder of the Washington Consulting Group (WCG). WCG was named by the Economist as one of the Top 10 Global Diversity Consultants in the world. Dr. Washington has served as an educator, administrator, and consultant in higher education for over 36 years. He serves as an invited instructor in the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Lancaster Theological Seminary. He is the President and Co-Founder of the Social Justice Training Institute and a Past President of the American College Personnel Association. (ACPA)
Dr. Washington earned his B.S. degree from Slippery Rock State College; a double Masters' of Science degrees from Indiana University/Bloomington; a Ph.D. is in College Student Development from the University of Maryland College Park; and a Master of Divinity from Howard University School of Divinity. He has received many awards and honors. He was honored with the University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Legends of Excellence Award for his contribution to the lives and education of Black and LatinX faculty, staff and students. In May 2019, he received an honorary Doctor of Business Administration from Shepherd University in West Virginia. He received the 2020 Annuit Coeptis Senior Leader Award from ACPA. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Golden Key, Alpha Phi Omega, Phi Delta Kappa and a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Inc.
In addition to his work in higher education, Dr. Washington has an extensive list of corporate, non-profit, government and faith organization clients. Some of his clients include, Starbucks, Wachovia and Wells Fargo, Shell Oil, Boston Bank, Green Peace, Human Rights Campaign, The Taskforce, The Peace Corps, the Government Office of Accountability, The Presbyterian Church International, Metropolitan Community Church and the Baptist Church Convention.
He has authored several articles, book forewords and chapters. He is in the process of writing and editing two books: “The Ride to the Airport: The real stories about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” and “Called Out, To Serve: LGBTQ+ Clergy, Answering the Call to Ministry”. He is a passionate, inspiring and strategic thinker on issues of organizational change through a DEI lens.
Dr. Washington also serves as the Pastor of Unity Fellowship Church of Baltimore and is an Elder in the Unity Fellowship Church Movement. He is the grandfather of 7 and great uncle to 8. His hobbies include, his grandchildren, cooking, music, laundry and binge watching TV programs. Some of his favorites are: The Walking Dead, Greenleaf, This is Us, Power, Empire, Game of Thrones, How to get away with Murder, Kim’s Convenience, Pose, Grace and Frankie, AJ and the Queen, 911, All Law and Orders and of course Murder She Wrote and The Golden Girls :)
Known as the “The Engagement Specialist”, He sees himself as an instrument of change. He works every day to help people find the best in themselves and others. He lives by the words of one of his favorite song, (sung by the late Mahalia Jackson at the funeral or the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr):
If I can help somebody, as I pass along: If I can cheer somebody, with a word
or song:
If I can show somebody, that he, she, zi or they, are traveling wrong, then my
living shall not be in vain