Ashley F. G. Norwood has been named associate director of digital storytelling in the division of university communications at Jackson State University in Mississippi. She has over a decade of experience in multimedia journalism. Previously, she held senior reporting and journalist positions with Mississippi Public Broadcasting and Mississippi Today.
Norwood received her bachelor’s degree in English from Jackson State University and a master’s degree in journalism and media studies from the University of Mississippi.
Jamal Sowell has been named vice president of government relations at Florida A&M University. He has an extensive background in economics and public service. He previously served as the Florida Secretary of Commerce, CEO of Enterprise Florida, and chief of staff for Port Tampa Bay. His experience in academia includes a stint as special assistant to the University of Florida president.
Sowell holds a bachelor’s degree in religion from the University of Florida, a master’s degree in higher education administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a law degree from Indiana University Bloomington. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Hampton University in Virginia.
Lorri Saddler has been named vice president and chief alumni engagement officer at Clark Atlanta University. She previously served the HBCU as vice president of alumni relations and engagement. Earlier in her tenure, she was the associate vice president and dean of undergraduate admissions.
Dr. Saddler earned a bachelor’s degree in hotel management from Howard University in Washington, D.C. She holds an MBA with a concentration in marketing and a doctorate in higher education leadership from Clark Atlanta University.
Cedric Mobley has been appointed assistant vice president of strategic communications, media, and editorial services at Howard University. He comes to his new role from Morehouse College in Atlanta, where he served as interim vice president for strategic marketing, communications, and admissions. He previously held communications positions with the Maryland Institute College of Art, Fort Valley State University in Georgia, Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Porter Novelli, and the United Negro College Fund.
Mobley received his bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA in marketing from Florida A&M University.
Lovelle McMichael has been appointed director of community engagement for the division of strategic partnerships and economic development at North Carolina A&T State University. Prior to his new position, he was the assistant director of the Center for Community Engagement at High Point University in North Carolina. He is the author of Transforming the Minds of Men: Maximizing Potential From Childhood to Manhood (Lovelle McMichael Publishing Company, 2015).
McMichael earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Millersville University in Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in secondary education from the University of Phoenix, and a second master’s degree in divinity from Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in leadership studies at North Carolina A&T State University.
