While an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University, Evann split much of her time between working in the Office of the President and her studies as a biological engineering major. Her campus and community involvement included service as an Alumni Delegate, an officer in and as vice president, financial secretary, social chair, and programming chair of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She was also an active member of the National Society of Black Engineers, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Sigma Alpha Lambda Leadership and Honors Organization, Increasing Minority Access to Graduate Education (IMAGE), and the Day One Leadership Community. Evann was a regular volunteer at the Brickfire Project after-school program, Second Baptist Church, Palmer Home and Habitat for Humanity of Starkville.
The Jackson native has continued her service to the university after graduation as chair of the Young Alumni Advisory Council (YAAC) and an active member of the Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter Executive Board, where she most recently served as president. Upon joining the board in 2016, Evann played an active role in establishing the DC Chapter Endowed Scholarship and hosting various chapter events aimed at increasing member engagement in the Washington, D.C. area. As YAAC chair and vice-chair, Evann has championed alumni programming tailored to the younger demographic, which has led to the group’s staple “Welcome to the City” networking events, the young alumni travel program, The Reveille 25 Awards and the Young Alumni Newsletter. Evann has also worked to bolster alumni giving among the 25-40 age group by encouraging regular giving through the MSU Foundation and the young alumni scholarship.
As Evann has moved up the ranks in her career on Capitol Hill and in global public relations, she has made it her mission to mentor MSU students and alumni along the way. A true representation of what it means to pay it forward, she has served on panels for student groups such as the Stennis Montgomery Association and successfully helped MSU students and alumni secure internships and employment in the Washington, D.C. area. Through her service to Mississippi State University and its alumni, the state of Mississippi, and her local Jackson and Washington, D.C. communities, Evann exemplifies true servant leadership, and MSU is proud to honor her as the 2022 Outstanding Young Alumnae.
