About Us

An alumna of North Carolina A&T State University, Toya grew up deep in the HBCU culture with both of her parents having attended Livingstone College.  As a sales executive, she has worked for a number of powerhouse brands such as Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Target Corporation, and Pepsico.  She is the past President of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Alumni Chapter of North Carolina A&T State University.  Toya enjoys traveling and supporting her community.

Kelli is a product of two parents that graduated from Southern University and A&M College and proud alumna of Howard University. She is a Senior Clinical Trial Leader at AbbVie and champion for diversity and inclusion in clinical trials. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Omega Alpha Omega Chapter and past president of The Howard University Alumni Club of Dallas/Ft.Worth.

Patrice is a first generation college graduate and alumna of North Carolina A&T State University where she holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations. She is currently the Vice President and Director of Giving at Fifth Third Bank where she is responsible for overseeing philanthropy, employee giving, and disaster response across the bank footprint. Patrice enjoys mentoring and traveling.

Jennifer is a Dallas native and daughter of two HBCU alumni—her father a graduate of Bishop College (now Paul Quinn College) and her mother a graduate of Prairie View A&M University. She earned a B.S. in Construction Science and Management from Tuskegee University and is a Senior Project Manager in AT&T's Corporate Real Estate Group. Her passion for community service and support of HBCUs is evident in her various leadership and volunteer roles, such as President of the DFW Tuskegee Alumni Club and volunteering weekly at The Stewpot's breakfast meal service. 

Kinyana McCoy is a native of Savannah, GA and first generation college student. She's an alumna of Savannah State University, who currently works as a Retail Marketing Manager at Dickey's BBQ PIt-Dickey's Retail Company. She's responsible for managing all of Dickey's Marketing Initiatives of their retail products in major grocery stores. Kinyana is an integrated Marketing and Media Maven; with a passion to spread the awareness of HBCU's in our community.