Forty under 40 2021 class

2021 Cohort

The JCSU National Alumni Association in conjunction with the Office of Alumni Relations is proud to present the inaugural Forty Under 40 Class of 2021. Thank you for your continued support of the University and your commitment to serving as change agents in your communities.

Levi Williams, Jr. ’14 

Senior Sales and Marketing Coordinator, Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment 
Charlotte, N.C.

Frederick V. Engram, Jr., Ed.D, ’05

 Assistant Professor of Instruction, University of Texas at Arlington 
Arlington, TX

Simon Obas, Ed.D, ’09 

High School Principal, Achievement First 
Harlem, NY

Robert Johnson, MBA, CISA, ’11

 Internal Auditor / Chief Audit Executive, Director of Internal Audit, SPX FLOW 
Lake Norman, NC

Aisha Ariel Davis ’13

 Senior Customer Success Account Manager, Microsoft
 New York, NY

Oscar Frazier, MBA, ’04

 Entrepreneur, nDemand Consulting Services Inc.
 Atlanta, Ga.

Bernard Smith Jr., ’17 

Engineer, Microsoft
 Dallas, TX

David E. Neal, Jr. MBA, ’07

 Realtor| Broker, Keller Williams Preferred Realty 
Raleigh, N.C.

Walter J. Tucker, MBA, ’07

 Music Business Partnerships Lead, Hip-Hop + R&B, Apple Music 
Los Angeles, Calif.

Margeaux Kittles Ed.S., ’06

 Professional Coach/ Gold Ivy Group
 Fulton County, School System
 Atlanta, Ga.

Erica N. Hilton, Ph.D., ’11

 Manager, Agile Program Management, Publicis Sapient 
Washington, D.C.

Chris Waller ’16, ’18

 School Social Worker, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
 Charlotte, N.C.

Kerri Legette McCullough, Ed.D, ’04

 Clinical Mental Health/Clinical Supervisor, Family Service Foundation, Inc 
Laurel, MD

Nick Kittles, MBA, ’05

 Operations Manager, Gold Ivy Group, LLC
 Atlanta, Ga.

Shannon K. Watson, MA, ’04

 Regional Corporate Personal Care Administrator, Prestige Health Care Group 
Pittsburgh, PA

Kiya Dowdy Frazier, MBA, ’04

 Chief Executive Officer, nDemand Consulting Services Inc. 
Atlanta, Ga.

Jessica N. Williams ’04 

On-Air Personality, Host of Afternoon Vibes and Co-Host of The Morning Maddhouse 
Power 98
 Charlotte, N.C.

Zena E. M. Conway, MA, ’08

 Entrepreneur / Business Owner, Y/NG GR8TNESS® 
Charlotte, N.C.

Brittney N. Martin, MPS, ’08

 Banking/Finance Compliance Paralegal, Ally Bank 
Charlotte, N.C.

Ava Callender Concepcion, Esq, ’10

 Commissioner, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission 
Boston, MA

Carman Wilkins, Ph.D., ’03

 Community Consultant/Owner, Building My Table, LLC 
Washington, DC

Ebonee R. Mayo-Mitchell, Ph.D., ’06

 Educational Consultant / Lead Educational Consultant and Founder, College Prep 365 
Washington, DC

Rev. Antonio M. K. Lawrence, M. Div, ’10

 Senior Pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church, Faith Presbyterian Church and / Behavioral Specialist, Wayne County Public Schools 
Goldsboro, NC

Jamie Miller ’07

 Entrepreneur , The 518 Group/ Owner and Project First/ Founder + Executive Director
 ageland, SC

Cemeka Andrea Lewis ’05

 Office Manager, The Glue, National Marketing Representative, South Coast Music Group, LLC
 Charlotte, NC

Maya J Hicks, MSIMC, ’11

 Manager, Talent Partnerships + Influence Marketing, Target 
Chicago, Ill

Marcus J. Gaddy, MSW, LCSWA, ’20

 Child and Family Psychotherapist, Playground Therapy CLT 
Charlotte, N.C.

Justin Gilbert, MBA, MHR, ’03

 Senior Director of Operations, Papa John’s international 
London, United Kingdom

Ashley Ross ’09

 Principal/Founder, Muse Noire Interiors, LLC
 Charlotte, NC

Ahnazha Muhammad ’21

 Entrepreneur, 10/21 The Brand 
Orangeburg, S.C.

Zubida Bakheit, M.Ed ’11

 Algebra/Life Science Teacher, AIMS K-12 Public Charter Prep District 
Oakland, CA

Charles Girard Miller ’12 

Store Manager, Sherwin Williams
 Charlotte, N.C.

Brian Fulton, MBA, PMP, CSM ’04

 Sr. Project Manager/ Release Train Engineer, Wells Fargo
 Charlotte, N.C.

Tijuana Robinson ’09

 Director, Grier Heights Community Center
 Charlotte, N.C.

Edward Black, MA, ’17

 Production Assistant, Charlotte Hornets and Host of “Running with Foreign Podcast”
 Charlotte, N.C.

Romira Young, M.S, ’17

 Founder, Melanin Globe
 Houston, TX

Tyrell Hughes ’05

Program Analyst, Social Security Administration and founder of The BACK Community, LLC 
Temple Hills, MD

Christina Hyppolite ’11

 Associate Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Boehringer Ingelheim 
Atlanta, Ga.

Alexis Bibbs ’05 

College Advisor, Communities in Schools - Charlotte Mecklenburg School System 
Charlotte, N.C.

Jontel Monique Worrell ’07

 Entrepreneur and Higher Education strategist, HBCU ALIVE and The Mothership Project
 Charlotte, N.C.