Shayla L. Watson
Project Manager and Volunteer in Camp Springs, MD
Shayla L. Watson is a third generation graduate of Kentucky State University. She attended KSU from 1998 to 2002 as a USDA/1890 National Scholar and received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. In addition to being an honors student in the Whitney M. Young Honors College, Shayla participated in the Thorobred Marching Band and holds membership in Tau Beta Sigma, National Honorary Band Sorority.
Shayla was determined to be a member of the Kentucky State University National Alumni Association (KSUNAA) from the beginning. Upon graduation in 2002, Shayla joined the KSU Lexington Alumni Chapter and served as a fundraising chair and aided in creating an electronic alumni database for the chapter. After taking a brief hiatus, Shayla rejoined KSUNAA upon moving to the Washington, DC Metro area in 2006. Shayla has served as an officer in every position of the KSU DC Metro Area Alumni Chapter and is currently the Immediate Past President.
As a member of the KSUNAA, Shayla served as the chair of the Social Media and Communications Committee and as the secretary of the PAS (Permanent Alumni Scholarship) Committee. Through the Social Media Committee she works to improve the distribution of official KSUNAA communications. She has created social media accounts for KSUNAA on many sites. These media platforms have allowed KSUNAA and all KSU Alumni Chapters to share information with those connected online and reach those not yet active with the Alumni Association. These accounts have also attracted potential donors and future students.
As a supporter and alumna of the University's marching band, Shayla works on the Executive Committee of the KSU Alumni Band and has successfully created a channel to recruit alumni for Alumni Band and KSUNAA membership as well as scholarships for students and donations to the University. She also serves as an alumni recruiter at college fairs throughout the Washington, DC area promoting our Alma Mater.
Her dedication to public service led to Shayla being honored as a Kentucky Colonel by Governor Steve Beshear. All in all, whether volunteering, chairing a committee, recruiting alumni or future students or coordinating a program or project, Shayla L. Watson takes pride in getting the job done and done well.
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