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Meet The Team

Leadership

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2022-2024 Executive President

Alana I. Smith

(she/her/hers)

Senior Television & Film major, Business Administration minor from Sacramento, California.

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2023-2024 Executive Vice President

De'Anya Bell

(she/her/hers)

Senior Television & Film major, Theatre Arts minor from Augusta, Georgia.

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2023-2024 Executive Secretary

Aaliyah Plummer

(she/her/hers)

Junior Television & Film major, Community Development minor from New Jersey.

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2023-2024 Executive Treasurer

Brianna Pickett

(she/her/hers)

Senior Advertising major, Business minor from Chicago, Illinoiss

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2023-2024 Chief of Staff

Elana Banks 

(she/her/hers)

Senior Television & Film major, African American studies minor from Oklahoma City.

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2023-2024 Deputy Chief of Staff

Faith Shepherd

(she/her/hers)

Junior Television & Film major, Theatre Arts minor from PG County, Maryland.

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2023-2024 LGBTQ+ Coordinator

Chauncy Sutton

(him/he/his)

Senior Television & Film major, Theatre Arts minor from Detroit, Michigan.

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2023-2024 Event Planning Co-Director

Michayla Maxwell

(she/her/hers)

Senior Broadcast Journalism Major from Atlanta, Georgia.

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2023-2024 Event Planning Co-Director

Skylar Williams

(she/her/hers)

Junior Television & Film major, Japanese minor from Houston, Texas.

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2023-2024 External Affairs Coordinator

Mackenzie Williams

(she/her/hers)

Junior Broadcast Journalism Major, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor from Chicago, Illinois.

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2023-2024 Fundraising Chair

Donya Conley

(she/her/hers)

Junior Television & Film major, Theatre Arts minor from San Francisco, California.

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2023-2024 Communications Director

Hope Bryant

(she/her/hers)

Junior Honors Television & Film major, Playwriting minor from Houston, Texas.

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2023-2024 Community Service Director

Jordyn Britton

(she/her/hers)

Junior Print Journalism major, Photography minor from Boston, Massachusetts.

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2023-2024 Mentorship Director

Kaila Leah

(she/her/hers)

Junior Public Relations major, Sports Administration minor from Baltimore, Maryland.

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2023-2024 Health & Wellness Director

Skylar Grady

(she/her/hers)

Junior Television & Film major, Theatre Arts minor from Brooklyn, New York.

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2023-2024 Special Projects Co-Director

Trinity Kinslow

(she/her/hers)

Senior Broadcast Journalism Major, African American  Studies minor from Nashville, Tennessee.

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2023-2024 Special Projects Co-Director

Craig Fleming

(him/he/his)

Senior Audio Production major from Dallas, Texas.

HUSA Senate

The Howard University Student Association (HUSA) is the main student government organization overseeing and executing programming, initiatives, and legislation for the student body. HUSA provides the following: wide representation of all schools and colleges, unites the voices of students and addresses their concerns, a mechanism to build external partnerships to solve community issues and create special projects, speaks to the needs of all students and majors, effectively branches into collaboration with campus organizations and other institutions, and ultimately determines the University’s future direction to vastly improve the college experience.

 

HUSA is includes the Student Body, Policy Board, Executive Branch, Senate, Undergraduate Student Assembly, Graduate Student Assembly.

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Vice-Chairwoman

Bianca Davis

(she/her/hers)

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Senator

Kayla Farris

(she/her/hers)

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Senator

Tatyana Mayo

(she/her/hers)

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Senator

Kevin White

(him/he/his)

SOC Royal Court 

The Royal Court initiates and promotes campus leadership through platform initiatives, with an integration of community service and campus life. The Miss School of Communications and Mr. School of Communications of the Court represents the best of character, school pride, campus ambassadorship and the embodiment of the four pillars of Howard University: Leadership, excellence, truth and service. Miss SOC 2023-2024, Shaniya Shatteen, ran on the platform, “Beauty in the Bison.” Mr. SOC 2023-2024, Michael White, ran on the platform “Enterprise.” 

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Miss School of Communications  

Shaniya Shatteen

(she/her/hers)

Senior Strategic Advertising Communications major, Business Administration minor from Atlanta, Georgia.

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Mr. School of Communications

Michael White

(he/him/his)

Senior Television & Film major, English minor from Atlanta, Georgia.

SOC UGSA Representatives

The Undergraduate Student Assembly serves as the premiere programming body on Howard University's campus. Started in 1973, UGSA has built a reputation of planning fun and creative events for students on campus which offers them multiple opportunities to meet new people and make new friends. Some of the most popular events are the monthly First Friday celebrations, Springfest, Student Choice Awards, and Bison Ball. 

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SOC UGSA Representative

Maia Patterson

(she/her/hers)

Junior Strategic Legal Management and Communications with a Community Development concentration.

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SOC UGSA Representative

Kayla Austin

(she/her/hers)

Junior Television & Film major.

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