Javonni D. Ayers

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT JAVONNI D. AYERS

One word sums up the secret to Javonni Ayers’ leadership success; SERVICE. As a child, the recent graduate of South Carolina State University Political Science major learned the importance of serving her community. Lessons from her parents and examples set by her older siblings taught her that the best way to empower herself was through taking advantage of educational opportunities and volunteering to help those less fortunate. On that premise, she has continuously served her university, and its surrounding communities by taking part in a surfeit of public service activities, programs, and events. One of her most memorable community service activities was volunteering at the WM. Jennings Dorn Veteran Affairs Hospital in Columbia where she served as a caregiver to sick and disabled veterans.As the first two-term female Student Government Association President at SC State, Ayers is a Dr. Emily England Clyburn Scholar of the University’s Honors College. Some of her many accomplishments also include the White House Initiative on HBCU’s scholar, NAACP Legal Defense Fund HBCU ambassador and Goldman Sachs HBCU scholar, and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Her accomplishments as a student-leader and scholar have allowed her to play integral leadership roles in a myriad of university and community organizations that support the causes she is most passionate about. These include her desire to become an attorney and champion for marginalized populations through community development projects and initiatives.Ms. Ayers has garnered numerous national and statewide awards and recognitions and was most notably featured during the 2018 Summer TedTalk Conference in Washington D.C. She also had the opportunity to work as an intern for US House Majority Whip, the Honorable James E. Clyburn. She recently had the opportunity of creating a State Bill that acknowledges the Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the state of South Carolina.