Jennifer Herring

Jennifer Herring, a Hall County native, served North Georgia and Metro Atlanta in the banking industry for nearly 20 years, most notably as a small business, commercial lender, and local bank president. Before she arrived at UNG, she served the state of Georgia as the Senior Vice President of College Affordability Initiatives at Georgia Student Finance Commission, where she focused on programs that increased students’ access to higher education and promoted ways to make higher education more affordable.

Herring has served on various boards, including the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce, the Georgia Lottery Corporation, and the Georgia Mountain Food Bank. In addition, she has served as a volunteer for multiple nonprofit organizations supporting and empowering economically disadvantaged women and children and as a certified financial education instructor for the City of Refuge in Atlanta. She attended Gordon College in Barnesville, Georgia, and Gainesville State College, now known as the University of North Georgia, in Oakwood, Georgia. Herring is a graduate of the 2014  Leadership Georgia Program and, more recently, the 2023 Leadership Hall Program. In addition, she is a member of the South Hall Rotary Club and serves as a member of the music team at her church. She is one of three advisors for the UNG chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha Honor Society for First-Generation Students, as well as a coordinator for the First Generation Student Initiatives at UNG.   

As a First Generation College Student, she is passionate about paving the way for students who are the first in their families to attend college and earn a degree, relieving burdens and removing barriers that prevent students from achieving their dreams. She and her husband, David, live in Murrayville with their Border Collie.