MEET PRESIDENT ALEXANDER CONYERS South Carolina State University (SCSU) in Orangeburg, South Carolina, is a small HBCU with a tight-knit student community. President Alexander Conyers says students are fully committed to and receive the same quality education than any...
mEET PRESIDENT TONY ALLEN Talk of mergers, acquisitions and assumed liability doesn’t exactly seem like academic banter. These financial terms tend to be exchanged during closed-door C-suite meetings in skyscrapers amongst corporate business leaders when a big deal...
MEET AVENTER GRAY The historic image of a Black church’s first lady brings images of one wearing a large jeweled headdress, a perfectly coordinated satin skirt suit, coupled, of course, with a lace-trimmed lap cloth to ensure the knees are covered. So when Aventer...
MEET ASA BERCHET COLEMAN She is a trailblazer and change agent. She is a native of Norfolk, VA by way of Washington, D.C. where she graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s in legal communications. She holds a masters in Educational Psychology (George Mason...
mEET DAN FORD He is the Chair of the National HBCU Alumni Alliance and CEO of the Atlanta HBCU Alumni Alliance. He is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University. He has served as President of the North Carolina A&T State University Atlanta Alumni...
mEET DR. SYLVIA E. JOHNSON Member Sylvia E. Johnson, Ph.D., was nominated by President Joseph Biden to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board on April 29, 2021, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 9, 2021. She began her post on February 3,...
MEET KINNA THOMAS She was recently appointed to serve as the Vice President of Merchandising Operations and Business Development at CVS Health. Thomas received her bachelor’s degree from Lane College in 2000 and earned a Master of Arts in Management and Master of...
MEET KAREN MARSH - VP OF QUALITY AND PROCESS ENGINEERING What’s your Mode of Operation or MO? For Ecolab’s Vice President of Quality and Process Engineering Karen Marsh, it’s being firm, fair and consistent. With over 20 years of experience in plant operations,...
MEET SANQUINETTA DOVER - PRESIDENT AND CEO OF DOVERSTAFFING Working a 40-hour job while mentoring an up and coming business leader, volunteering for church activities at Cascade UMC, carving out time for self-care plus recreation, and conducting service for Delta...
MEET KIZMET MILLS - SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL UNIVERSITY RELATIONS AND RECRUITING PROGRAMS She understands that there are circuitous routes to get to your passion. Mills, the Senior Director of Global University Relations and Recruiting Programs for NIKE, Inc., is...
MEET CHELSEA B. ROBINSON She was born and raised in Plaquemine, Louisiana. She attended Dillard University in New Orleans, where she currently serves as the youngest elected Board of Trustees member. Robinson’s affinity for her alma mater and advocacy makes her the...
MEET DR. KIERRA ALEXIS CARTER She is a native of Florence, South Carolina. She enjoys the arts, traveling, and outdoor activities. She is an alumnus of Wilson High School, Claflin University, South Carolina State University, and North Carolina A&T State...
MEET MATTHEW A.B. DORMUS Matthew A.B. Dormus, junior ministerial theology major, serves as a 2024 White House HBCU Scholar. In this role, he works with NASA, meets with senior officials from the White House and U.S. government, advocates for issues that matter, and...
MEET TAYLAR TUNSTALL She is a proud native of Montgomery, Alabama, and a senior biology premed scholar at the illustrious Dillard University. Passionate about her field, she actively participates in organizations like Women in Premed and the Pre-Alumni Council,...
mEET BAILEY SCOTT She is a senior honors accounting major from Columbia, South Carolina. She has been actively involved on campus through multiple organizations, including Student Orientation Leaders, D.O.L.L.S, The Emily E. Clyburn Honors College, Tri-Alpha First...
