Jade Agudosi is a DEI professional based in Washington, D.C. She received her B.A. in Strategic, Legal & Management Communications from Howard University and has hands-on experience in the field of program management and public policy. She has held positions in Capitol Hill, the U.S. Department of Interior, the AFL-CIO, and Meta (the Facebook company). She is also a co-founder of Xceleader, and managing director of the XceleadHER leadership program. Jade was previously nominated for HBCU Digest’s 2018 HBCU Awards and has been featured in Forbes, The Washington Post, The Hill, and Politico.
Tevon Blair is a strategic communicator and social equity advocate in the nonprofit and political sector. His work has contributed to communication strategies to engage young people in politics and education for statewide and national campaigns including Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial race in Georgia and efforts to promote Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Tevon is a graduate of Dillard University and The George Washington University.
Jade Agudosi is a DEI professional based in Washington, D.C. She received her B.A. in Strategic, Legal & Management Communications from Howard University and has hands-on experience in the field of program management and public policy. She has held positions in Capitol Hill, the U.S. Department of Interior, the AFL-CIO, and Meta (the Facebook company). She is also a co-founder of Xceleader, and managing director of the XceleadHER leadership program. Jade was previously nominated for HBCU Digest’s 2018 HBCU Awards and has been featured in Forbes, The Washington Post, The Hill, and Politico.
Tevon Blair is a strategic communicator and social equity advocate in the nonprofit and political sector. His work has contributed to communication strategies to engage young people in politics and education for statewide and national campaigns including Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial race in Georgia and efforts to promote Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Tevon is a graduate of Dillard University and The George Washington University.
After graduating from Howard University and Dillard University, respectively, our founders realized a way to make a broader impact on the HBCU community. As former SGA presidents armed with newly acquired professional skills and knowledge, they formed an organization aimed to support HBCU students in their on-campus leadership endeavors. In order to enact real change, they created a program to advise students who wanted to run for Student Government President.
Fast-forward six years, and Xceleader has grown to work with over 50 HBCU campuses throughout the United States, reaching more than 8,500 students ensuring purposeful leadership doesn’t end after graduation. By following an approach that centers around culture and experience, Xceleader empowers students and alumni to discover the value of purposeful leadership and community impact.
Since 2018, Xceleader has worked to engage and inspire the next generation of HBCU leaders while providing corporations with a platform and direct line of access to change makers across the country.
Dominique Davis
Tennessee State University c/o 2020
Donald Dunbar, Jr.
Southern University c/o 2020
