The American Advertising Federation (AAF) has unveiled the 2024 class of Most Promising Multicultural Students, marking the 27th year of the program dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the advertising industry.
The 50 selected students will participate in a four-day industry immersion program in New York from February 4-9, 2024.
The Most Promising program includes professional development and personal branding workshops, the “Building Bridges for Our Future” Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, and a Recruiter’s Expo. This initiative provides advertising, media, communications, and tech companies the opportunity to connect with high-achieving diverse college students from across the nation.
Candace D. Queen, AAF’s VP, Mosaic Center, expressed that the 2024 Most Promising inductees are changemakers ready to revolutionize the industry. The program aims to empower them to shape a new frontier within the ever-evolving landscape of advertising.
Students from historically excluded communities who are members of the AAF’s 140+ college chapters applied to the program. The judging panel, consisting of thought leaders from companies such as Amazon Ads, Kinesso, Ogilvy, Snap, The Trade Desk, University of Memphis, Vox Media, and Whirlpool, selected the 50 students.
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Leading agencies and companies, including IPG, FCB, Dentsu, The Trade Desk, Omnicom Group, Sony Music Group, EnergyBBDO, TikTok, RPA, Publicis Groupe, and others, have been long-standing supporters of Most Promising, considering it a valuable resource for recruiting diverse, entry-level talent.
The 2024 class of Most Promising Multicultural Students represents 39 schools across the nation. The students, listed in alphabetical order, are:
- Tania Acosta – Roger Williams University
- Alicia Anthony – Towson University
- Janie Arseneaux – Ball State University
- Gabriel Bori – Brigham Young University
- Teju Calambakkam – University of South Florida
- Emily Chu – University of California Berkeley
- Aniya Davis – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Alejandra De La O – University of Texas At Austin
- Wesley Dean – University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
- Maya Ellis – University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
- Emily Eng – Pennsylvania State University
- Anacorina Garcia – University of Tampa
- Freya Garcia – University of Florida
- Krystal Huang – Pennsylvania State University
- Zaria Jackson – Texas State University
- Lauren Jenkins – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Didi Jin – Northwestern University
- Kaitlin Kakoyiannis – Ohio State University
- Aislan Lennon – St. Mary’s University
- Jenna Lutfi – Wayne State University
- Kayla Marrero – Pennsylvania State University
- Audrey Meulehe – University of Kentucky
- Monserrat Munoz – Southern Illinois University of Carbondale
- Naomi Muuzic – University of Illinois At Urbana – Champaign
- Christina Nguyen – University of Oregon
- Lily Nguyen – University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
- Haneen Nour – Georgia Institute of Technology
- Aya Obaid – University of South Carolina
- Cooper Olson – University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
- Jose Paniagua-Hernandez – University of Oregon
- Sydney Pearson – Syracuse University
- Alexis Quan – St. John’s University
- Janice Rodriguez – Ball State University
- Rolex Saint-Preux – Florida A&M University
- Sam Suarez – Chapman University
- Ava Swarup – Arizona State University
- Hillary Thilavong – Johnson & Wales University
- Arelia Thompson – Harris-Stowe State University
- Jessica To – Georgia State University
- Amirah Torrence – Ithaca College
- Jackie Truong – University of Florida
- Valeria Valdes – University of Georgia
- Julissa Vazquez – University of Houston
- Olivia Wallace – University of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
- Ryan Wilson – University of Missouri Columbia
- Hailey Winder – University of Central Florida
- Kyndal Workman – Chapman University
- Eli Wright – Brigham Young University
- Grace Yam – University of San Francisco
- Lakyah Young – Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
The AAF is proud to champion and help develop the next generation of advertising leaders, says Steve Pacheco, CEO of the AAF.
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