Black Excellence Peer Mentors
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
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
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)
Major: He/him/his
Class Standing: Sophomore
Hometown:Detroit, MI
Major: Finance
Student Involvement: Impact, Black Male Scholars, The Thompson Scholarship Program
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
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
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
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Class Standing: Junior
Hometown: Oak Park, MI
Major: Accounting
Student Involvement: Treasurer for You Beautiful Black Woman
Nia Fowlkes
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Class Standing: Junior
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major: Nursing
Student Involvement: Historian for You Beautiful Black Woman
Madison Hicks
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Class Standing: Junior
Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI
Major: Criminal Justice
Student Involvement: You Beautiful Black Woman
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
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
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Class Standing: Junior
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Major: Communication Science and Disorders
Ashley Melton
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Class Standing: Sophomore
Hometown: Muskegon, MI
Major: Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Maliyah Panton
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Class Standing: Junior
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major: Biomedical Science
Student Involvement: You Beautiful Black Woman
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
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
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Class Standing: Sophomore
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Major: Nursing
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
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
Pronouns: He/him/his
Class Standing: Sophomore
Hometown: Dearborn Heights, MI
Major: Film and Video Production
Student Involvement: President of Impact