Historically Black Colleges and Universities Committee
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The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Committee is a dedicated community of members committed to advancing and empowering black marketers, including those within the HBCU ecosystem. Our platform serves as a collaborative space for sharing best practices and insights on effectively marketing to HBCUs, while championing inclusive marketing best practices that resonate with diverse audiences. Join us on as we elevate each other through knowledge exchange and thought leadership in the evolving world of marketing.
In 2024, the HBCU Committee will meet both virtually and in-person.
- Co-Chair: Eric Austin, Senior Director, Global Brand Building & Media Innovation, Procter & Gamble
- Co-Chair: Vita Harris, Chief Strategy Officer, FCB Global
- Co-Chair: Vince Hudson, Head of N.A. Business Marketing, Meta
- Co-Chair: Van B. Sapp, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Dean, Saint Augustine’s School of Business, Management, and Technology
Contact the ANA staff managing the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Committee:
Discussion Topics:
- Entry-level Black representation
- The role of HBCUs in shaping inclusive marketing
- Cultivating inclusive leadership in marketing teams
- Addressing bias in marketing strategies
- Equity in marketing education: a Framework for HBCUs
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Committee is open to all client-side marketer and solutions provider members.
| Name | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Austin (Co-chairperson) | Global Media Innovation | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Vita Harris (Co-chairperson) | Chief Strategy Officer | FCB Worldwide, Inc. |
| Vince Hudson (Co-chairperson) | Head of NA Business Marketing | Meta |
| Van Sapp (Co-chairperson) | Dean of the School of Business, Management and Technology | Saint Augustine's University (F&S) |
| Nour Abdelwahab | Inclusion Strategy Supervisor | Guided by Good |
| Dijon Andrews | Tennessee State University | |
| Davonte Anthony | McKinney | |
| Rondre Ashford | Program Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | AIMM |
| Bahby Banks | Pillar Consulting | |
| Lauren Banks | Brand Marketing Specialist | USPS |
| Aisha Brown | Director, Talent Programs | ANA Educational Foundation |
| FELICIA CARTER | MARKETING SPECIALIST SR | United States Postal Service |
| Andriena Coleman | Director, DE&I | Hearts & Science |
| Thomas Corpus | President | Corpus & Company |
| deja dade | Associate Product Marketing Manager | |
| Kangelon KAY Dexter | META PLATFORMS, INC – formerly Facebook, Inc | |
| Nancy Diaz | VP, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging | AIMM - DMI |
| Robby Dockery | Communication Strategist | Goodby, Silverstein & Partners |
| Derrick Echoles | Head of Future Talent | GroupM |
| Lexie Edwards | State Farm | |
| LaTasha Emmanuel | Senior Manager, Community & Growth | ANA |
| Valerie Evans | Dir Educational Technology | Saint Augustine's University |
| Crystal Foote | Founder & Head of Partnerships | Digital Culture Group, LLC |
| Carla Ford | Marketing Professional | N/A |
| Jack Fultz | Media Manager | Home Depot, Inc. |
| Nikke Gant | Sr. Specialist, Multicultural Marketing | Home Depot, Inc. |
| Akinwole Garrett | VP, Business Development & M&A; GM REVOLT Podcast Network | REVOLT Media & TV |
| Anthony Gauthier | Senior Strategist | Hunter Public Relations |
| Tasha Gilroy | Executive Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | VML |
| Zuri Godfrey | ||
| Ronald Goodstein | Associate Professor of Marketing | Georgetown University (F&S) |
| Chandra Guinn | Executive Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | McKinney |
| Diandra Hines | Katz Media Group | |
| Janel Hoy | Reynolds Consumer Products | |
| Rocki Hunter | SVP, Group Management Director | FCB Chicago |
| Matilda Ivey | Group Account Director | McKinney |
| Ayanna Jackson | EVP, Global Inclusion Strategy | FCB Worldwide |
| Christopher James | Measurement Solutions Manager | Innovid |
| Nejah Jemmott | Director, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging | VML |
| Benjamin Johnson | Executive Director | Hearts & Science |
| Daemion Johnson | Global Marketing Director | ViiV Healthcare |
| Reonna Johnson | SVP Partnerships | Deutsch LA |
| Jireh Jones | Operations Analyst | 3M |
| Sean Jones | Director- Marketing | Fidelity Investments |
| Kimberly Kelly | Manager, Marketing & eCommerce Hotel Onboarding | Hilton |
| Anita Laney | Founder/CEO | Datalou LLC |
| Isadora Lanier | Marketing Lead, Patient Growth and Engagement, Core Epilepsy, US | UCB, Inc. |
| Kylah Lewis | People and Experience Specialist | McKinney |
| Malinda Logan | Senior Manager, Talent Programs | ANA Educational Foundation |
| Larry Long Jr | CEO | LLJR Enterprises LLC |
| Nicholas Love | Chief Executive Officer | The Kulur Group, LLC |
| Elliot Lum | EVP, Community & Growth | ANA Educational Foundation |
| Ashley Mackel Beresford | Brand Marketer | Brand Marketer |
| Cleyana Mayweather | Brand Manager | Mars Wrigley Confectionary |
| Katrina McGhee | Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications | American Heart Association |
| Troy McNish | Manager, Red Hat Live | Red Hat, Inc. |
| Rolando Mendoza | Assistant to the Regional Manager | ANA |
| Janis Middleton | EVP, Inclusion Strategy | 22squared, Inc. |
| Lydia Mills | Associate Director, TEI Talent Acquisition | Publicis Group |
| Bernadette Moore | ECOLAB | |
| Livi Murray | McKinney | |
| Nicholas Neptune | Talent Acquisition Associate | The LAGRANT Foundation |
| Torod Neptune | Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Brand, Communications & Chief Communications Officer | Medtronic |
| Mervonce Osbourne | Inclusion, Equity & Belonging Program Manager | VML |
| Serenia Parsons | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Coordinator | Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce |
| Celeste Paylor | Marketing & Events Manager | SEED Collective, LLC |
| Murphy Pressley | Associate Manager | ANA - SeeHer |
| Lance Rand | Chief Operations Officer | Datalou |
| Ericka Riggs | Foundation and Inclusion Manager | Omnicom Specialty Marketing Group |
| Shaun Rowan-Popoff | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Green Dot Corporation |
| Sheena Rubin | MAJ | Army Enterprise Marketing Office |
| Xavier Ruffin | Creative Director | Cynosure Creative Agency |
| Sean Rugless | Brand Manager | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Allison Sanders | Senior Brand Manager | Rohto Cooling Eye Drops |
| Danielle Satterwhite | Senior Growth Marketing Manager | Pendo |
| Tori Simms | Sr. Account Executive | |
| LaTosha Smith | NA Events Manager | Lenovo United States Inc. |
| Andrew Susman | Founder, Chief Operating Officer | Institute for Advertising Ethics |
| Carlos Taveras | Director, U.S Communications | Ethicon, Inc. - J&J MedTech |
| Koren Townsend | Senior Project Manager | Ret Hat |
| Geraldine White | Chief Diversity Officer | Publicis Group |
| Dynasty Williams | Junior Talent Acquisition & ERG Specialist | Goodby, Silverstein & Partners |
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Name
Eric Austin (Co-chairperson)Title
Global Media InnovationCOMPANY
The Procter & Gamble Company -
Name
Vita Harris (Co-chairperson)Title
Chief Strategy OfficerCOMPANY
FCB Worldwide, Inc. -
Name
Vince Hudson (Co-chairperson)Title
Head of NA Business MarketingCOMPANY
Meta -
Name
Van Sapp (Co-chairperson)Title
Dean of the School of Business, Management and TechnologyCOMPANY
Saint Augustine's University (F&S) -
Name
Nour AbdelwahabTitle
Inclusion Strategy SupervisorCOMPANY
Guided by Good -
Name
Dijon AndrewsTitle
COMPANY
Tennessee State University -
Name
Davonte AnthonyTitle
COMPANY
McKinney -
Name
Rondre AshfordTitle
Program Manager, Diversity, Equity & InclusionCOMPANY
AIMM -
Name
Bahby BanksTitle
COMPANY
Pillar Consulting -
Name
Lauren BanksTitle
Brand Marketing SpecialistCOMPANY
USPS -
Name
Aisha BrownTitle
Director, Talent ProgramsCOMPANY
ANA Educational Foundation -
Name
FELICIA CARTERTitle
MARKETING SPECIALIST SRCOMPANY
United States Postal Service -
Name
Andriena ColemanTitle
Director, DE&ICOMPANY
Hearts & Science -
Name
Thomas CorpusTitle
PresidentCOMPANY
Corpus & Company -
Name
deja dadeTitle
Associate Product Marketing ManagerCOMPANY
Google -
Name
Kangelon KAY DexterTitle
COMPANY
META PLATFORMS, INC – formerly Facebook, Inc -
Name
Nancy DiazTitle
VP, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & BelongingCOMPANY
AIMM - DMI -
Name
Robby DockeryTitle
Communication StrategistCOMPANY
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners -
Name
Derrick EcholesTitle
Head of Future TalentCOMPANY
GroupM -
Name
Lexie EdwardsTitle
COMPANY
State Farm -
Name
LaTasha EmmanuelTitle
Senior Manager, Community & GrowthCOMPANY
ANA -
Name
Valerie EvansTitle
Dir Educational TechnologyCOMPANY
Saint Augustine's University -
Name
Crystal FooteTitle
Founder & Head of PartnershipsCOMPANY
Digital Culture Group, LLC -
Name
Carla FordTitle
Marketing ProfessionalCOMPANY
N/A -
Name
Jack FultzTitle
Media ManagerCOMPANY
Home Depot, Inc. -
Name
Nikke GantTitle
Sr. Specialist, Multicultural MarketingCOMPANY
Home Depot, Inc. -
Name
Akinwole GarrettTitle
VP, Business Development & M&A; GM REVOLT Podcast NetworkCOMPANY
REVOLT Media & TV -
Name
Anthony GauthierTitle
Senior StrategistCOMPANY
Hunter Public Relations -
Name
Tasha GilroyTitle
Executive Director, Diversity, Equity & InclusionCOMPANY
VML -
Name
Zuri GodfreyTitle
COMPANY
Google -
Name
Ronald GoodsteinTitle
Associate Professor of MarketingCOMPANY
Georgetown University (F&S) -
Name
Chandra GuinnTitle
Executive Director, Diversity, Equity & InclusionCOMPANY
McKinney -
Name
Diandra HinesTitle
COMPANY
Katz Media Group -
Name
Janel HoyTitle
COMPANY
Reynolds Consumer Products -
Name
Rocki HunterTitle
SVP, Group Management DirectorCOMPANY
FCB Chicago -
Name
Matilda IveyTitle
Group Account DirectorCOMPANY
McKinney -
Name
Ayanna JacksonTitle
EVP, Global Inclusion StrategyCOMPANY
FCB Worldwide -
Name
Christopher JamesTitle
Measurement Solutions ManagerCOMPANY
Innovid -
Name
Nejah JemmottTitle
Director, Inclusion, Equity, and BelongingCOMPANY
VML -
Name
Benjamin JohnsonTitle
Executive DirectorCOMPANY
Hearts & Science -
Name
Daemion JohnsonTitle
Global Marketing DirectorCOMPANY
ViiV Healthcare -
Name
Reonna JohnsonTitle
SVP PartnershipsCOMPANY
Deutsch LA -
Name
Jireh JonesTitle
Operations AnalystCOMPANY
3M -
Name
Sean JonesTitle
Director- MarketingCOMPANY
Fidelity Investments -
Name
Kimberly KellyTitle
Manager, Marketing & eCommerce Hotel OnboardingCOMPANY
Hilton -
Name
Anita LaneyTitle
Founder/CEOCOMPANY
Datalou LLC -
Name
Isadora LanierTitle
Marketing Lead, Patient Growth and Engagement, Core Epilepsy, USCOMPANY
UCB, Inc. -
Name
Kylah LewisTitle
People and Experience SpecialistCOMPANY
McKinney -
Name
Malinda LoganTitle
Senior Manager, Talent ProgramsCOMPANY
ANA Educational Foundation -
Name
Larry Long JrTitle
CEOCOMPANY
LLJR Enterprises LLC -
Name
Nicholas LoveTitle
Chief Executive OfficerCOMPANY
The Kulur Group, LLC -
Name
Elliot LumTitle
EVP, Community & GrowthCOMPANY
ANA Educational Foundation -
Name
Ashley Mackel BeresfordTitle
Brand MarketerCOMPANY
Brand Marketer -
Name
Cleyana MayweatherTitle
Brand ManagerCOMPANY
Mars Wrigley Confectionary -
Name
Katrina McGheeTitle
Executive Vice President of Marketing and CommunicationsCOMPANY
American Heart Association -
Name
Troy McNishTitle
Manager, Red Hat LiveCOMPANY
Red Hat, Inc. -
Name
Rolando MendozaTitle
Assistant to the Regional ManagerCOMPANY
ANA -
Name
Janis MiddletonTitle
EVP, Inclusion StrategyCOMPANY
22squared, Inc. -
Name
Lydia MillsTitle
Associate Director, TEI Talent AcquisitionCOMPANY
Publicis Group -
Name
Bernadette MooreTitle
COMPANY
ECOLAB -
Name
Livi MurrayTitle
COMPANY
McKinney -
Name
Nicholas NeptuneTitle
Talent Acquisition AssociateCOMPANY
The LAGRANT Foundation -
Name
Torod NeptuneTitle
Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Brand, Communications & Chief Communications OfficerCOMPANY
Medtronic -
Name
Mervonce OsbourneTitle
Inclusion, Equity & Belonging Program ManagerCOMPANY
VML -
Name
Serenia ParsonsTitle
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity CoordinatorCOMPANY
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce -
Name
Celeste PaylorTitle
Marketing & Events ManagerCOMPANY
SEED Collective, LLC -
Name
Murphy PressleyTitle
Associate ManagerCOMPANY
ANA - SeeHer -
Name
Lance RandTitle
Chief Operations OfficerCOMPANY
Datalou -
Name
Ericka RiggsTitle
Foundation and Inclusion ManagerCOMPANY
Omnicom Specialty Marketing Group -
Name
Shaun Rowan-PopoffTitle
Senior Vice President, MarketingCOMPANY
Green Dot Corporation -
Name
Sheena RubinTitle
MAJCOMPANY
Army Enterprise Marketing Office -
Name
Xavier RuffinTitle
Creative DirectorCOMPANY
Cynosure Creative Agency -
Name
Sean RuglessTitle
Brand ManagerCOMPANY
The Procter & Gamble Company -
Name
Allison SandersTitle
Senior Brand ManagerCOMPANY
Rohto Cooling Eye Drops -
Name
Danielle SatterwhiteTitle
Senior Growth Marketing ManagerCOMPANY
Pendo -
Name
Tori SimmsTitle
Sr. Account ExecutiveCOMPANY
LinkedIn -
Name
LaTosha SmithTitle
NA Events ManagerCOMPANY
Lenovo United States Inc. -
Name
Andrew SusmanTitle
Founder, Chief Operating OfficerCOMPANY
Institute for Advertising Ethics -
Name
Carlos TaverasTitle
Director, U.S CommunicationsCOMPANY
Ethicon, Inc. - J&J MedTech -
Name
Koren TownsendTitle
Senior Project ManagerCOMPANY
Ret Hat -
Name
Geraldine WhiteTitle
Chief Diversity OfficerCOMPANY
Publicis Group -
Name
Dynasty WilliamsTitle
Junior Talent Acquisition & ERG SpecialistCOMPANY
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners