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ATLANTA—Twelve alumni of the College of Arts and Sciences have been named by the Georgia State Alumni Association to the annual 40 Under 40 list.
The program, which started in 2018, recognizes influential and innovative alumni of Georgia State who are under the age of 40 and reflect the university’s values.
The Arts & Sciences graduates named to the 2022 class are:
- Ronda Broome (M.S. Biology ‘11) is the senior manager of clinical abstraction at Syapse, a healthcare technology company.
- Tiffani Brown (B.A. English ‘08) is the director and founder of The Glam Gives Back Foundation, an organization whose mission is to assist the U.S and other countries with education, sex trafficking prevention, AIDS awareness and support for domestic abuse victims affected by acid burns.
- Anthony Cruz (B.A. English ‘08) is an experienced audio engineer and CEO of Break It Down entertainment working with the likes of DJ Khaled, Ed Sheeran, and Ricky Martin.
- Megan Hodgkiss (B.A. Telecommunications/Journalism ‘04, M.A. Mass Communications Theory '06, Ph.D. Public Communication '17) is the CEO and principal writer of a communication consulting firm, Hodgkiss Consulting, LLC.
- Vanessa Ibarra (B.A. French ‘09) is the director for international affairs in the Mayor’s office for the city of Atlanta.
- Lyn McCord (B.A. Political Science ‘04) works in financial crimes compliance at U.S. Bank.
- Isha Metzger (B.A. Psychology ‘08) is an assistant professor at Georgia State and is the director and founder of the Empower Lab which engages minorities in prevention, outreach, wellness, education and research at the university.
- Chris Moultrie (B.A. Spanish ‘07, B.S. Computer Science ‘10) is a senior software engineer at Github.
- Davonne Reaves (B.S. Sociology ‘07) is a hospitality strategist who is also the founder of The Vonne Group, a consulting group that helps hotel owners make sound financial decisions.
- Antonius Skipper (B.S. Exercise Science ‘07, M.A. Gerontology ‘12) is an assistant professor at Georgia State.
- Shirley Anne Smith (B.A. Journalism, B.A. Sociology ‘08) is the founding Executive Director of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation.
- Celia Willis (B.A. Political Science, B.A. Journalism ‘11) is the CEO of KWI Communications.
The Georgia State Alumni Association will celebrate the 40 Under 40 Class of 2022 at an awards ceremony and reception on March 24 at The Foundry at Puritan Mill, 916 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. NW, Atlanta. Tickets may be purchased for $40 at https://alumni.gsu.edu/40under40/