ATLANTA, Ga. - Morehouse College appointed Javarro Edwards as interim athletic director on July 1. He will serve during the upcoming academic year while the college conducts a nationwide search for a successor to Andre Pattillo, who retired after almost 40 years at the institution.

Edwards is a proud native of Chicago, IL.  After finishing De La Salle Institute, Edwards accepted a football scholarship to Morehouse where he helped the Maroon Tigers win a share of the SIAC Championship in 1991.  As a two sport student-athlete, he also helped lead an effort to reestablish the Maroon Tiger baseball team in 1991 after its absence for more than 20 years.  Edwards earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from Morehouse in 1992.

Following his entrepreneurial aspirations, Edwards founded the JME Group, LLC, a successful Atlanta-based business specializing in specialty retail, food and beverage concessions in the aviation space.  Focused on quality and strategic growth, JME Group has an expanding national presence.  In its twelfth year, JME currently has concessions operations in multiple airports around the country.  These airports include JFK in New York, Denver, Newark, Los Angeles and Kauai.  

In addition to his professional endeavors, Edwards is a civic leader in the Atlanta community.  Most notably, he is a loyal and committed alumnus of Morehouse College.  

He is an active member of the College's National Alumni Association and currently serves as the President of the Metro Atlanta Alumni Chapter.  Edwards serves as an official corporate sponsor during major college gatherings such as Annual Commencement, Homecoming and A Candle in the Dark, and has been recognized by the College, the national association and the local chapter for his dedicated service.  These honors include 2016-17 Region 1 Alumnus of the Year, Top Donor for the Class of 1992 25th anniversary reunion, and 2016 Honoring Our Fathers Dr. Joseph Draper Service Award recipient.  Edwards was recently inducted into the Henry Morehouse Society for his charitable commitment to the  College.

Additionally, Edwards is an active member of Kappa Boule' of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and 100 Black Men of DeKalb County.  Continuing his passion for youth athletics and sports,
Edwards is an NCAA Division I football referee in the PAC-12 Conference.  

He is married to Tiffany Cochran Edwards and they are the proud parents of their daughter Emerson.