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Calinda Lee, C’92, has been named head of programs and exhibitions at National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Lee, who previously served as chief historian, will oversee NCCHR’s education, training, exhibitions and programmatic initiatives teams. Eriqah Vincent, C’2010, was named the new network engagement director at the Power Shift Network. She leads PSN’s central staff effort on network engagement, including recruitment, collaboration and leadership development with network members.
Erica L. Taylor, C’98, a documentary producer and director of “Unsung,” “Unsung Hollywood” and “The Invisible Vegan,” was named the National Brand Ambassador for USA Fibroid Centers. Currently, she is in production for “Red Alert: The Fight Against Fibroids,” an independent documentary slated for release later this year.
Kenya McNeal-Trice, C’97, professor of pediatrics, director of the Pediatrics Residency Program and vice chair of education in the Department of Pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, has been named chief graduate medical education officer/ ACGME designated institutional official at UNC Hospitals and the senior associate dean for graduate medical education at the UNC School of Medicine. Brandi C. Brimmer, C’95, has been named a Residential Fellow at the National Humanities Center for the 2020-21 academic year. She also published Claiming Union Widowhood: Race, Respectability, and Poverty in the PostEmancipation South.
Courtney Stewart, C’2013, recently launched lipstick line LipRevolt.
Chloe A. Mondesir, MSOL, C’2016, has launched A Writer’s Worth, a company that assists people with writing essays, applications, resumes/cover letters, LinkedIn revamps and more. She also penned a new children’s book titled Take Opportunity. Leah Beverly, C’2008, a chief deputy district attorney in Las Vegas, has launched a new blog and website, themommycounsel.com and @Themommycounsel on Instagram, both focusing on providing support and tips for new parents.
Bernice King, C’85, was featured in a British Vogue September 2020 cover story of 20 Remarkable Activists Ready To Change The World.
Nani Edwards, C’2015, was featured in the Nike Air Shop “Yardrunners” campaign.
Marian Mereba, C’2011, a rising star in the music world, was nominated for her first Grammy as a part of J. Cole’s “Dreamville” collective.
Precious Williams, C’2001, won the 2020 Silver Medal for “Maverick of the Year” from the Stevie Awards, a national business award for women entrepreneurs. Her book, Bad Bitches and Power Pitches, is a finalist for the Wishing Shelf Nonfiction Adult Book of the Year 2020. Also, Williams is featured in the new MasterCard campaign for “Priceless,” and in the live TV interview as a keynote speaker for the Dress for Success Summit.
Donnica Hawes-Saunders, C’2008, wrote the article, “Maximizing Our Potential” for the 2021 spring issue of Black EOE Journal. Nicole Venable, C’91, has been named a 2020 Top Lobbyist by the National Institute of Ethics and Lobbying. Jayne Morgan, C’84, was featured in a news interview about COVID-19 clinical trials and vaccinations in relation to minority populations. Sheila L. Chamberlain, C’81, has recently been appointed president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. SUMMER/FALL 2021
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