Assistant Principal - Mr. James Browning
My name is James Browning, and I am an Assistant Principal at Jacksonville High. I am excited about returning to the Cardinal country this year. I look forward to supporting students and staff in the coming school year. Please see below for my bio, education, and experience.
Mr. James A. Browning, Jr.
I was born at the Naval Hospital onboard Camp LeJeune on December 7, 1964. My family moved to Richlands when I started elementary school. Except for my time at college, I have lived in Richlands my entire life. I received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Computer Information Systems from the University of Mount Olive in May 1994 and a Master of School Administration from East Carolina University in May 2018.
I am married to Melisa Kennedy. She was born and raised in Beulaville. We met and have been together since our senior year in high school. Melisa graduated from East Duplin High School and Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College) in Wilson. She retired from teaching AVID and 7th grade Language Arts at Trexler Middle School in Richlands.
We have two children, Alex and Megan. Alex is married to Christina and graduated from Western Carolina with a BS in Business Management. Megan is married to Austin and graduated from UNC-Greensboro with a Master's in Elementary Education.
I have two grandchildren.
Master's of School Administration
2016-2018
University of Mount Olive
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Computer Information Systems
1990-1994
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1983-1984
1979-1983
2023 - Present > Assistant Principal at Jacksonville High
2022 - 2023 > Assistant Principal at White Oak High
2011 - 2022 > Business / Technology Information Teacher at Jacksonville High
2004 - 2011 > Business / Technology Information Teacher at Southwest Onslow High
1998 - 2003 > Purchasing Manager at Smithfield Foods
1995 - 1998 > Purchasing Agent at Craven Community College
1985 - 1995 > Process Engineer at National Spinning Co, Inc.