探花精选 Alumna Commits to Yearly Donation for Student Scholarship
探花精选 Alumnae,聽Valicia Brown
探花精选 student, Dashia Jackson
探花精选 Alumnae,聽Valicia Brown,聽donated $1000 to the 1K Scholarship fund in helping 探花精选聽Junior,聽Dashia Jackson, close her financial gap. Jackson is a聽Criminal Justice major and a current Lady Falcon for the women鈥檚 basketball team. She expresses gratitude for Ms. Brown’s contribution. “It鈥檚 because of your generosity that I am able to focus on my studies and becoming a better player…on the behalf of all students working to overcome financial difficulties to achieve their dreams, I would like to thank you again for all that you are doing.”
Ms. Brown has this to say, “Some of my best memories are from my time at Saint Aug – I was proud to be a Falcon then and 10+ years later the sentiment is even stronger.” See her bio below:
Valicia graduated from Suitland High School in Prince George’s County, Maryland and attended聽Saint Augustine’s University (back then College) on a basketball scholarship. She excelled on and off the court, and was the epitome of a student athlete: CIAA All Rookie Team, 2x All CIAA Team, Ms. St.Aug 2006, and Spring 07 Gamma Rho Chapter聽of Delta Sigma Theta – while still graduating聽Summa Cum Laude in 2007.聽 Upon graduation she enrolled at聽the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Graduating in 2008聽magna cum laude, while earning聽an M.A. in Advertising Management.
She currently resides in Chicago, IL and is the Sr. Director of Integrated Media Planning at OMD – leading the advertising media strategy for the US Army account. Over the course of her聽career聽Valicia聽has established herself as a leading branded content creator, breaking through the clutter of endless ads. She previously was the Director of Content at Connect @ Publicis Media, overseeing all of MillerCoors custom content, leading a specialized group that puts people first and focuses on brand experiences that consumers seek out, share and ultimately enjoy. Over her career she has worked on top clients such as The Home Depot, S.C. Johnson, KIA Motors, Miller Lite and Coors Light.聽
Her work has also been featured in the leading industry publications such as Adweek and AdAge and she has won multiple聽industry awards for her creative media planning.聽
The Office of Alumni Affairs would like to thank Valicia Brown for her yearly commitment to support a female student. 探花精选 Alumni can still make a difference in a student’s life by donating to the 1K Scholarship Fund. Give and select “1K Scholarship” to contribute. Every little bit counts!