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Diana Lewis Jackson

HONORARY DOCTORATE OF BUSINESS

Diana Lewis Jackson is the CEO of Action Facilities Management(AFM), which specializes in integrated facilities solutions for federal agencies across the United States.

A native of Clarksburg, WV , Diana Lewis Jackson founded AFM in her basement over 20 years ago and has grown the company to almost 400 employees across ten states and Washington, D.C. The company remains headquartered in Morgantown even as it has gained a national reputation, including being named the 2020 National Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. As a result of her success as a businesswoman and the contributions she has made to her community, she was inducted into the 2020–2021 West Virginia Business Hall of Fame.

For the past several decades, Jackson has poured her time, leadership and generosity into myriad organizations that prioritize education, health and diversity of opportunity. She is a graduate of Fairmont State University, and both her children graduated from West Virginian universities. She currently serves on the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and is a board member of United Bankshares Inc., Discover the Real West Virginia Foundation, West Virginia Regional Technology Park, WVU Cancer Institute Council and the West Virginia Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Board. She was previously appointed by former Governor Manchin to serve on the West Virginia University Board of Governors and also served on the WVU Hospital Board of Directors and boards for community organizations such as Teaming to Win and Members of Diversity, which supported underrepresented youth in the community in collaboration with the Board of Education.

Jackson is proud to be a West Virginian and is strongly committed to strengthening its communities and improving the lives of those who call it home. She lives with her husband, Kenneth Jackson, in Morgantown, WV. Her daughter, Stephanie Hill, also lives in Morgantown and her son, Donald Hill, resides in Potomac, MD, and manages AFM’s D.C. office as chief financial officer.