Ms. Erica L. Hardy, MBA
CEPS Complex Pod 1 Suite 108D
256-782-5056
elhardy@jsu.edu
Ms. Erica L. Hardy—a resident of Gilbertown, AL (Choctaw County)—is the Instructor and Program Chair for Fashion Merchandising in the Department of Career Technical Education and Professional Studies in the College of Education and Professional Studies.
Ms. Hardy graduated cum laude with her Bachelor of Science degree in Apparel Merchandising, Design, and Production Management with a concentration in Apparel Design and Production Management and a minor in Business from Auburn University and Phi Kappa Phi with her Master of Business Administration from Auburn University Montgomery. She is currently pursuing her Alternative Class-A Master’s degree in Secondary Education at Jacksonville State University to earn her teacher certification in Family and Consumer Sciences Education.
Prior to accepting employment with Jax State, Ms. Hardy worked in the apparel, banking, retail, food service, and entertainment industries—working for companies such as Mizuno USA, Dillard’s, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and BET Networks. In addition to being a full-time faculty member, she continues to work as a fashion designer specializing in women’s wear and athletic apparel and is an entrepreneur/small business owner.
Ms. Hardy was named the 2024 Alabama Association of Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year at the ALACTE Summer Conference and will represent the state of Alabama at the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Region II conference in 2025 where she will compete against post-secondary educators from the
Bahamas, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Organizations:
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
Alabama Association for Career and Technical Education (ALACTE)
Alabama Association of Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences (AATFCS)
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (ΦKΦ)
