Africa is a communications leader with significant experience in governmental affairs, policy, public relations and media.  She has also worked as an adjunct instructor, teaching public relations and newswriting. As an accomplished professional, Africa is a sought after public speaker and has worked as the director of a local nonprofit, establishing partnerships among community leaders. She has served on corporate diversity committees and was an instructor at the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute at Vanderbilt University. She has also worked as a communications strategist on political campaigns. As a communications executive, she is well versed in a myriad of subjects including strategic planning, speech writing, external and internal communications.

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She has Master of Science degree in mass communication and a graduate certificate of strategic communication management from Purdue University. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, where she was named among distinguished alumni.  She also has a Management Certificate in Strategy and Implementation from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.