Scholarship recipients have an opportunity to form a mentoring relationship with any of the founders.

Ms. Jan Hice has been working in the telecom industry for the past 11 years and specializes in the Caribbean and Latin America. She majored in Marketing and International Business at Georgetown and holds an MBA from Emory University. She is also a photographer and is self-publishing her first book, Soul Work: Excerpts from My Journey this fall. Visit heartsjoyphotography.com for more details and samples of her art work.




Ms. Karen Clanton holds a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and works in the field of securities law. She teaches, writes, and has edited her first book, Dear Sisters, Dear Daughters: Words of Wisdom from Multicultural Attorneys Who've Been There and Done That.


Ms. Angelique McLin-Kelley worked for 7 years as a Sales Representative for M&M/Mars. She and her husband now reside in Oklahoma where they are preparing for small group Christian Ministry.

Profiled by Newsweek as one of the people "Changing the Face of Hollywood," Taj Paxton is well respected within her industry for integrity and grace under pressure. Her career includes coveted positions in film, television and music and she has worked with some of the industry's greatest artistic minds. A graduate of the McDonough School of Business, she is an independent producer and writer.




Ms. Ava Rogers worked with the US Foreign Service from 1992 to 2005, serving in Africa and the Middle East. She is currently working for the UN on Darfur.