Meet the Columbia HBCU Fellows

Isabella Bennett

M.S. in Bioethics

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | Spelman College

Nia Burks

M.S. in Narrative Medicine

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | Tuskegee University

Zoe DeMercado

M.S. in Political Analytics

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | Xavier University of Louisiana

Aaliyah Duah

M.S. in Information & Knowledge Strategy

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | Virginia State University

Oseghale Esene

M.S. in Sports Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | Howard University

Brooklynn Fergerson

M.S. in Technology Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | Spelman College

Jalen Gourrier

M.S. in Strategic Communication

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Anthony Jeanmarie IV

M.S. in Strategic Communication

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | Xavier University of Louisiana

TaNia McClary

M.S. in Nonprofit Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Michael Nwachukwku

M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | Morgan State University

Reagan Russell

M.S. in Sustainability Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | Howard University

Joia Simmons

M.S. in Human Capital Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | Howard University

Taylor Skinner

M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | Bowie State University

Michael Stallworth Jr

M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | Alabama State University

Kailynn Williams

M.S. in Sustainability Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2025 | Southern University and A&M College

Victor Akpan

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Prairie View A&M University

Kamsiyochukwu Arinze

M.S. in Technology Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Alabama A&M University

Breah Banks

M.S. in Sports Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Spelman College

Michael Clark

M.S. in Sports Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Howard University

Tre'von Conner

M.S. in Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS)

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Alabama State University

Destiny Daniel

M.S. in Nonprofit Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Howard University

Iyana Gross

M.S. in Narrative Medicine

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Morgan State University

Lailah Hall

M.S. in Sustainability Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Florida A&M University

Pierce Hodges

M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Howard University

Breanna Hunt

M.S. in Nonprofit Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Tennessee State University

John Josiah

M.S. in Applied Analytics

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Johnson C. Smith University

Abigail Lamptey

M.S. in Technology Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Virginia State University

Tiala Scott

M.S. in Information and Knowledge Strategy

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Lincoln University

Allison Swann

M.S. in Strategic Communication

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Xavier University of Louisiana

Anaiya Whaley

M.S. in Strategic Communication

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Claflin University

Miniya Williams

M.S. in Narrative Medicine

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Spelman College

Kayla Willis

M.S. in Political Analytics

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Fisk University

Adrian Wilson

M.S. in Sustainability Science

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2024 | Florida A&M University

Casey Adams

M.S. in Sustainability Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Spelman College

Stephen Yaw Agyepong

M.S. in Narrative Medicine

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Morehouse College

John Amhanesi

M.S. in Technology Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Alabama State University

Samuel Blakley

M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Xavier University of Louisiana

Theophilus Poku Brefo

M.S. in Applied Analytics

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Alcorn State University

Alexis Brooks

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Spelman College

Summer Renee Brown

M.S. in Sports Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Howard University

Mo'ne Davis

M.S. in Sports Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Hampton University

Richard Spencer Davis

M.S. in Strategic Communication

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Morehouse College

Taryn-Marie Jenkins

M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Hampton University

Deborah Osei Frimpong

M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Tougaloo College

Iyunola Opeyemi Owoyemi

M.S. in Nonprofit Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Alcorn State University

Kenthia Roberts

M.S. in Applied Analytics

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Howard University

Jaliah Iman Robinson

M.S. in Strategic Communication

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Claflin University

Dylan Hill Stallworth

M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Alabama State University

Sydney Taylor

M.S. in Sports Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Howard University

Akosua Kiyanna Wordie

M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2023 | Howard University

Saraya Morgan Ashley

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution - Fisk University

Siani Brown

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Sustainability Science - Howard University

Kevana Kerri Funches

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution - Tougaloo College

Jailen Nikole Garrett

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Human Capital Management - Hampton University

Kendall Allen Green

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Sports Management - Livingstone College

Kyle Joshua Jacobs

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Sustainability Management - Virginia State University

Merritt Madison Johnson

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution - Texas Southern University

Jada Denton Jones

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Technology Management - Howard University

Christina Kingsberry

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Narrative Medicine - Spelman College

McKinley Lowery III

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Human Capital Management - Norfolk State University

Ebunoluwa Taiwo Oni

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Applied Analytics ​- Morgan State University

Marissa Grace Patrick

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management ​- Hampton University

Katie Guadalupe Rosales

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Nonprofit Management - University of the District of Columbia

Zakiyah Stirrup

Alumni, Human Capital Management

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Human Capital Management - Alabama State University

Kala Nicole Washington

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Strategic Communication - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Kishaye Simone Williams

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2022 | M.S. in Applied Analytics ​- Delaware State University

Nia Anyike

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Strategic Communication - Tuskegee University

Amyre Brandom-Skinner

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution - Xavier University of Louisiana

Marlon Brooks

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Applied Analytics - Howard University

Angela Gutierrez Castillo

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Applied Analytics - Saint Augustine's University

Delanee-Alexis Coley

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Human Capital Management - North Carolina A&T State University

Jade Dickenson

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Narrative Medicine - Howard University

Niare Galvez

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Sports Management - Lincoln University

Wacuka Gitahi

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management - Xavier University of Louisiana

Nira Headen

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | Fellow, M.S. in Sports Management | Howard University

Beatriz Pinheiro Aroso Neto

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management - Elizabeth City State University

Donah Opande

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Nonprofit Management - Delaware State University

Tia Patrick

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution - Tougaloo College

Alix Swann

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Nonprofit Management - Spelman College

Corban Weatherspoon

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Technology Management - Delaware State University

Hezekiah Williams

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2021 | M.S. in Sustainability Management - Jackson State University

Logan Pilar Brown

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | M.S. in Bioethics - Spelman College

Jared Bryson

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | M.S. in Applied Analytics - Morehouse College

Kenya Yvonne Cummins

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | M.S. in Strategic Communication – Hampton University

Cheriece Kwanick Davidson

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | M.S. in Construction Administration - Howard University

Makhaela Carol French

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | Fellow, M.S. in Nonprofit Management - Norfolk State University

Nia Octavia Ann Hill

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | M.S. in Nonprofit Management - Howard University

Perrin Kennedy

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | M.S. in Nonprofit Management - Fisk University

Nikolai Stefan Knight

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | M.S. in Applied Analytics - University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Kayden Molock

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | M.S. in Sports Management - Morehouse College

Damian James Murray

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | M.S. in Technology Management - Jackson State University

Oyare Victor Oko

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | M.S. in Technology Management - Morgan State University

Jaylin Lashae Paschal

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | M.S. in Strategic Communication - Howard University

Meghan Brianna Sowersby

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | M.S. in Strategic Communication - Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Andrea Stokes

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2020 | M.S. in Nonprofit Management - Tuskegee University

Penelope Blackwell

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Morgan State University - School of Journalism

Kahsavyah Buckley

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Morehouse College - Applied Analytics

Lundyn Davis

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Howard University - Bioethics

Meaghan Gamboa

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Florida A&M University - Applied Analytics

Kendall Hamilton

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Howard University - Strategic Communication

Oluseun Joaquim

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Dillard University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Economics)

Angelica Johnson

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Spelman College - Nonprofit Management

Asha Jones

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Spelman College - Enterprise Risk Management

Romaine Knight

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Prairie View A&M University - Applied Analytics

Shami-Iyabo Mitchell

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Spelman College - Bioethics

Simone Murdock

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Delaware State University - Enterprise Risk Management

Toluwani OluAlakija

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Spelman College - Strategic Communication

Jasmine Porter

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Spelman College - Nonprofit Management

Shaddae Findley

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Prairie View A&M University - Enterprise Risk Management

Sandae Tait

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | University of DC - Construction Administration

Awele Utomi

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Howard University - Bioethics

Michael Watkins, Jr.

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Hampton University - Strategic Communication

Timia Whitsey

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Hampton University - Strategic Communication

Darrell Williams

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | M.S. Nonprofit Management, HBCU Fellow & Associate Director, CCS Fundraising

Jonathan Yates

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2019 | Tennessee State University - Nonprofit Management

Mehdhi Badache

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | University of the District of Columbia - Applied Analytics

Todd Baker

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Morehouse College - Nonprofit Management

Chonise Bass

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Spelman College - Strategic Communication

Leisha Cason

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Delaware State University - Nonprofit Management

Ashlin Cottman

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | TMCF - Jackson State University - Nonprofit Management

Erin Daniels-Isaacs

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Howard University - Applied Analytics

Sharon Eady

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Delaware State University - Nonprofit Management

Patrick Enweonwu

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | University of the District of Columbia - Nonprofit Management

Marshall Forney

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Morehouse College - Sports Management

Marisela Hernandez

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Tennessee State University - Nonprofit Management

Rachael Howard

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Fellow, Tuskegee University - Enterprise Risk Management

Javonty Hunter

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Fellow, Winston-Salem State University - Sports Management

Tiareah Jakes

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Fellow, Tuskegee University - Enterprise Risk Management

Rachel Oatis

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Fellow, Spelman College - Nonprofit Management

Tiyanna Stewart

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Howard University - Nonprofit Management

Bria Townsend

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Spelman College - Sports Management

Bria Walker

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University - Enterprise Risk Management

Rachel Williams

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | TMCF Prairie View A&M University - Strategic Communication

Megan Wilson

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Spelman College - Nonprofit Management

Jalen Young

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2018 | Morehouse College - Strategic Communication

Kwame Baah

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | University of the District of Columbia - Construction Administration

Sydney Bland

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Hampton University - Strategic Communication

Nicole Cabell

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Howard University - Applied Analytics

Aniah Coley

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Delaware State University - Nonprofit Management

Dayana Delgado

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | University of the District of Columbia - Applied Analytics

Lauren Fleming

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Spelman College - Nonprofit Management

Samaria Haysbert

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Hampton University - Nonprofit Management

Courtney Johnson

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Tennessee State University - Construction Administration

Krista Labelle

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Florida A&M University - Bioethics

Kayla Lattimore

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Tuskegee University

Evan Lawson

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Howard University - Strategic Communication

Ernest Mengoni

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Delaware State University - Applied Analytics

Kyara Murry

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Tennessee State University - Nonprofit Management

Suraj Narain

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | University of the District of Columbia - Construction Administration

Eric Prigden

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Winston-Salem State University - Applied Analytics

Jeremey Shropshire

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Xavier University of Louisiana - Bioethics

Brahim Sidi M’Hamed

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | University of the District of Columbia - Construction Administration

Lauren Smith

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Xavier University of Louisiana - Strategic Communication

Blake Stoner

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Morehouse College - Strategic Communication

Thibault Twahirwa

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Morehouse College - Applied Analytics

Audtrell Williams

Columbia HBCU Fellow 2017 | Morehouse College - Enterprise Risk Management