Elizabeth Mosely-Hawkins has over 20 years’ experience in marketing, strategic communications, crisis management, graphic design and event planning. While she has used her expertise in various industries, Mosely-Hawkins finds higher education most rewarding. She currently serves as director of marketing and communications for the SC State University 1890 Research & Extension Program, which conducts problem-solving research and provides quality lifelong learning opportunities designed to help transform the lives of South Carolinians. She is a proud HBCU alumna of SC State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English. She received a Master of Arts in public affairs: interactive journalism from American University. Mosely-Hawkins is a 2010 graduate of Leadership Orangeburg, and a 2014 graduate of Leadership South Carolina. While she loves advancing in her career, nothing compares to the joy she experiences raising her bright, always active, pizza-loving, Sonic the Hedgehog super fan, eight-year-old son.