N.C. A&T Young Alumni Council Announces 2020-22 Cohort of New Members
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University welcomes its 2020-22 cohort of new members to the Young Alumni Council (YAC).
Members of YAC serves as change agents who understand the mission, vision, and goals of the university by assisting with bridging the gap between the University and young alumni through awareness, connection and involvement.
The mission of YAC is to assist in the areas of professional development, networking, community service and philanthropy. Within the council, there is a leadership committee that consists of a chair, vice chair and philanthropy chair, along with nine regional representatives who assist in program planning with their committee members for young alumni living in the regions of Greensboro, Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina; Atlanta; Chicago;, District of Columbia/Maryland/Virginia; Tidewater/Richmond, Virginia; New York/New Jersey; and Texas.
2020-22 YAC Members
Chair
Toni Elam ‘12 and ‘15
Location: Greensboro
Occupation: Health and physical education teacher at Smith High School and
kinesiology adjunct professor at A&T
Term Ends: August 2021
Vice Chair
Lisa R. Pratt ‘13 and ‘17
Location: Durham
Occupation: In-house clinical research associate at PPD, Inc.
Term Ends: August 2022
Philanthropy Chair
Chester Williams ‘02
Location: Enfield, North Carolina
Occupation: Founder and CEO of A Better Chance A Better Community
Term Ends: August 2022
Greensboro Regional Representative
Sasha Campbell ‘13
Location: Greensboro
Occupation: Scientist at Reynolds American
Term Ends: August 2022
New York/New Jersey Regional Representative
William Saunders ‘09
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Occupation: Business and marketing teacher for New York City Department of Education
Term Ends: August 2022
Raleigh/Durham Regional Representative
Terence C. Morrison ‘06
Location: Raleigh
Occupation: Owner and principal at Acropolis Engineers
Term Ends: August 2022
Tidewater Regional Representative
Annette Sparks ‘12
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Occupation: Water treatment plant operator at City of Portsmouth
Term Ends: August 2022
Charlotte Regional Representative
Janae Etienne ‘18
Location: Charlotte
Occupation: Retail banking development program analyst at PNC Bank
Term Ends: August 2022
To learn more about YAC, please email yac@ncat.edu and follow the council on Instagram at @ncatyac.
