Black Excellence Peer Mentors


Benicia Booker

Benicia Booker

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Junior

Hometown: Detroit, MI

Major: Film and Video

Student Involvement: Production Team support member for GVTV


Jeffery (Jay) Brown

Jeffery (Jay) Brown

Pronouns: He/him/his

Class Standing: Second Year Graduate student in Higher Education (C.S.A.L)

Hometown: Muskegon, MI

Position: Graduate Assistant in the Office of Multicultural Affairs

Student Involvement: Vice President of the Graduate Student Association; Black Excellence Advisory Council


Shantiera Carprue

Shantiera Carprue

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Senior

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Major: Sport Management

Student Involvement: President of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., President of Black Greek Council, Office of Multicultural Affairs Ambassador, Student leader for Sport Management club, Leader in Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Black Excellence Advisory Council


Arion Coleman (AJ)

Arion Coleman (AJ)

Major: He/him/his

Class Standing: Sophomore

Hometown:Detroit, MI

Major: Finance

Student Involvement: Impact, Black Male Scholars, The Thompson Scholarship Program


Rakya Collins

Rakya Collins

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Junior

Hometown: Warren, MI

Major: Business

Student Involvement: President of the National Society of Leadership and Success, Community Service chair for You Beautiful Black Woman


Destyni Davis

Destyni Davis

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Class Standing: First Year Graduate Student in Masters of Education (C.S.A.L.)

Hometown: Lansing, MI

Position: Graduate Assistant for Social Justice Education

Student Involvement: Cook Leadership Academy, Black Excellence Advisory Council


Khoudia Fall

Khoudia Fall

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Sophomore

Hometown: Saginaw, MI

Major: Mechanical Engineering 

Student Involvement: National Society of Black Engineers, Honor’s College


Tayla Favors

Tayla Favors

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Junior

Hometown: Oak Park, MI

Major: Accounting

Student Involvement: Treasurer for You Beautiful Black Woman


Nia Fowlkes

Nia Fowlkes

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Junior

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Major: Nursing

Student Involvement: Historian for You Beautiful Black Woman


Madison Hicks

Madison Hicks

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Junior

Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI

Major: Criminal Justice

Student Involvement: You Beautiful Black Woman


Jada Jennings

Jada Jennings

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Junior

Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI

Major: Secondary Education with Mathematics

Student Involvement: Fundraising Chair of You Beautiful Black Woman, Black Excellence Advisory Council


Tiarrah Judkins

Tiarrah Judkins

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Sophomore

Hometown: Bellevile, MI

Major: Nursing

Student Involvement: Voices of GVSU (gospel choir), Campus Ambassador for the National Society of Leadership and Success


Liya Kahsay

Liya Kahsay

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Junior

Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI

Major: Communication Science and Disorders


Ashley Melton

Ashley Melton

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Sophomore

Hometown: Muskegon, MI

Major: Diagnostic Medical Sonography


Maliyah Panton

Maliyah Panton

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Junior

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Major: Biomedical Science

Student Involvement: You Beautiful Black Woman


Paulasia Sims

Paulasia Sims (intern)

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Class Standing: Senior

Hometown: Detroit, MI

Major: Liberal Studies major with a focus on Mental Health and Urbanization

Student Involvement: Vice President of Alumni Relations for Alpha Kappa Psi Co-Ed Business Fraternity; Black Excellence Advisory Council


Moriah Southall

Moriah Southall

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Junior

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Major: Behavioral Neuroscience

Student Involvement: LLYFE (Living Life to the Fullest Extent), Astronomy Club


Nieya Thompson

Nieya Thompson

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Class Standing: Sophomore

Hometown: Detroit, MI

Major: Nursing


Tariq Topey

Tariq Topey

Pronouns: He/him/his

Class Standing: Sophomore

Hometown: Detroit, MI

Major: Film and Video

Student Involvement: Screenwriters Club, GVTV and Black Male Scholars


Taylor Whitehead

Taylor Whitehead

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Class Standing: Junior

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Major: Sport Management

Student Involvement: Secretary of You Beautiful Black Woman, Vice Provost Student Advisory Board, Royal Dancers


Davon Whitfield

Davon Whitfield

Pronouns: He/him/his

Class Standing: Sophomore

Hometown: Dearborn Heights, MI

Major: Film and Video Production

Student Involvement: President of Impact



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