Kamirria Wallace

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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About me
Founder & CEO, Black & Scholared - purpose-driven apparel brand supporting the HBCU community | Goldman Sachs OMBW Alumni | Creative Marketing Strategist
Education
- Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business Program
  2022 - 2022
  Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business initiative is a business education program to help Black women entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunity by providing access to education capital and business support services.
- Howard University
  2005 - 2009
  B.A. Advertising, Graphic Design
  Activities and Societies: President of the American Advertising Federation - Tom Burrell Chapter, American Marketing Association - Howard University Chapter, John H. Johnson School of Communications Mentorship Program and Social Events Committee, Target H.O.P.E Service Organization
Experience
- Howard University
  Jan 2007 - May 2008
  - Office Manager, The Hilltop Daily Newspaper
    Apr 2007 - May 2008
  - Media Relations Intern, Office of University Communications
    Jan 2007 - Jun 2007
- The New York Times
  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
  Marketing Intern
- Ogilvy & Mather
  Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
  Account Management Intern
- Potomac Management Resources
  Jun 2010 - Sept 2012
  - Communications Coordinator
    May 2011 - Sept 2012
  - Account Coordinator
    Jun 2010 - May 2011
- Discovery Communications
  Sept 2012 - Sept 2019
  - Regional Marketing Specialist, Discovery Education
    Feb 2015 - Sept 2019
  - Marketing Coordinator, Discovery Enterprises International
    Sept 2012 - Feb 2015
- Liv & Elle LLC
  Aug 2018 - now
  Company Owner
- Discovery Education
  Sept 2019 - May 2020
  Experiential Marketing Manager
- Black & Scholared
  Nov 2020 - now
  Founder & CEO
  Black & Scholared® is a community and purpose-driven apparel brand on a mission to celebrate, support and encourage higher education within the Black Community. Through the sale of empowering collections and licensed collegiate apparel, Black & Scholared helps students and alumni who want to proudly represent their HBCU school or alma mater by providing fashion forward apparel that is designed and distributed by a Black-owned company and fellow HBCU grad. A portion of proceeds are regularly donated to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Show less
Licenses & Certifications
- One Million Black Women: Black in Business Graduate
  Goldman Sachs
  Jul 2022
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Volunteer Experience
- Member
  Issued by National Women of Achievement on Aug 2020
  Associated with Kamirria Wallace
- Mentor
  Issued by Community of Hope DC on Dec 2011
  Associated with Kamirria Wallace
- Troop Leader
  Issued by Girl Scouts Nation's Capital on Oct 2005
  Associated with Kamirria Wallace