Dr. Jonas Tellis is a Birmingham-based graduate admission coordinator at Alabama A&M University. He is the Founder and CEO of Tellis Education Services, a fully accredited adult education program helping individuals to further their education.
Dr. Jonas Tellis, a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He is the CEO of Tellis Educational Services and serves on its board of directors.
Before starting his business, Jonas Tellis has spent years as the coordinator of marketing and recruitment for Graduate Studies at Alabama A&M University.
He is responsible for all recruitment and marketing events for the graduate department. He also assists with the retention of graduate students at Alabama A&M University and has an 85% success rate of returning students.
Dr. Jonas Tellis plays a role in the continued development of strategies to target graduate students, build relationships with partner institutions, and ensure flexibility in response to a demanding increase in enrollment at AAMU.
Dr. Jonas Tellis received all his degrees from Historical Black colleges and Universities. He graduated with his Associate in Science and Bachelor in Science degree in Education from Rust College in Holly Spring, Mississippi, and His Master’s in Family Consumer Sciences from Alabama A&M University in 2013.
Dr. Tellis received his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Thee Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi.