“Jamica’s demonstrated leadership of diversity and inclusion efforts will serve not only Bank employees but also the people of the Ninth District,” said Michael Garrett, senior vice president of Human Resources and Inclusion. “We want to reflect the diversity of the community in which we serve, and Jamica’s ability to develop strong working partnerships will support that goal.”
Quillin comes to the Minneapolis Fed from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, where she served as the manager of strategic partnerships in its Office of Diversity and Inclusion. In this role, she oversaw relationships with Chicago area organizations supporting a diverse talent pipeline and development, and she served as program manager of the Financial Services Pipeline Initiative, in which 19 Chicago-based firms led efforts to increase the number of African Americans and Latinos in the financial services industry.
Quillin has an M.A. in business administration from Roosevelt University and a B.A. in advertising and management from Webster University.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System, the nation’s central bank. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is responsible for the Ninth Federal Reserve District, which includes Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis participates in setting national monetary policy, supervises numerous banking organizations, and provides a variety of payments services to financial institutions and the U.S. government.