Chelsea Burwell is the communications manager for HBCUvc, where she helps shape the organization’s internal and external messaging and voice through strategy building, content creation, and storytelling.

She has an array of experience in communications, including editorial writing, website design and management, and digital media. Her passions for community building and storytelling are informed by her own experiences and interests as an HBCU alumna, millennial mommy, and active community member. Prior to joining HBCUvc, Chelsea served as a writer and editor at Georgetown University and a news writer for Blavity.

A native of Chesterfield, VA — by way of Richmond — Chelsea received her bachelor’s degree in mass communications and English as a Chancellor’s Scholar with summa cum laude distinction from Winston Salem State University. She is also a graduate of Georgetown University, where she received a Master of Arts degree in Communication Culture and Technology. Outside of work, she can be found trying a new food spot, planning her Summer 2023 wedding and travel adventures with her fiancé, De’Andre, and keeping up with her two active and curious sons, DJ and Dontae.

Cynthia Lopez Dixon is the Chief Administrative Officer at HBCUvc and has been with the organization since its inception in 2017. Her work focuses on delivering innovative and broad-spectrum approaches to addressing operational support, administrative challenges, and organizational development with rapid results.

Cynthia is also the Founder and CEO of CYNASSISTS™, a minority-owned professional virtual administrative firm that provides support to C-Suite executives, entrepreneurs, and administrative professionals. Along her 20+ year corporate career as an executive assistant, she has contributed to the success and development of over a dozen clients and significantly bolstered and accelerated the productivity and efficiency of administrative staff within large corporations, government agencies, staffing agencies, entrepreneurial start-ups, and affiliate organizations.

Born and raised in New York, Cynthia brings a vivacious and positive attitude to everything she pursues. Cynthia is an alumna of Langston University—the only historically Black college or university in the state of Oklahoma—where she received her B.S. in biology and chemistry. Outside of work, she leads several volunteer service efforts through her organization across the D.C. Metro Area, along with opportunities to mentor and connect with young professionals through career development. Cynthia is a proud wife and mother to three boys and enjoys traveling, spending time with loved ones, and listening to 80s and 90s hip-hop and R&B.

Hadiyah Mujhid is the founder and a CEO of HBCUvc. Under Hadiyah’s leadership, HBCUvc has grown to become the largest program in the US that provides paid summer internships in venture capital for university students of color. The organization has secured partnerships with organizations such as the Kauffman Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and Google. Before HBCUvc, Hadiyah co-founded another social organization focused on increasing entrepreneurship in Black communities and worked in technology during her earlier professional years. Hadiyah brings an intersection of experience as a Black woman, former software engineer, technical founder, and angel investor to her work. She has written and spoken at conferences on equitable innovation, venture capital, and social entrepreneurship.

Her work has been recognized in Forbes, Blavity, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Black Enterprise, and Handelsblatt. She is a 2019 Echoing Green Fellow and 2019 Praxis Fellow. Hadiyah received her MBA from Drexel University and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, an HBCU.

Chelsea Roberts is a Co-Director at HBCUvc, collaborating with workforce partners to create equitable internship experiences for HBCUvc’s program participants. One of her key accomplishments at HBCUvc is launching a city-wide internship in her hometown of Baltimore, MD. After participating in one of its summer programs, Chelsea was inspired to work at HBCUvc. Before HBCUvc, Chelsea worked in venture philanthropy at The Advisory Board Company and Mount Sinai Health System. Chelsea earned a BA in Political Science from Spelman College and an MPA from New York University's Wagner School of Public Service.

Kiley Williams is the Program Associate at HBCUvc, where she manages HBCUvc’s flagship program, the HBCUvc Fellowship. Kiley enjoys supporting the HBCUvc fellows in their professional and personal journeys. Kiley was promoted to Program Associate after one year of working as the Operations Analyst, implementing and designing initiatives that increased the team’s operational efficiency. She began her career at Goldman Sachs in the investment banking division.

Before entering the workforce, Kiley graduated from Morgan State University on a full academic scholarship, Magna Cum Laude, with a degree in information systems and sociology. While at Morgan State, she had the opportunity to serve in a leadership position at a local education-focused non-profit and intern for various financial institutions such as Vista Equity Partners, Goldman Sachs, and Squadra Ventures. Her global perspective was further enriched through her studies abroad in Germany, Argentina, and India.

Kiley was born, raised and currently resides in the Baltimore area. Kiley is active in the community, serving as a volunteer English teacher to Spanish speakers and a children’s Sunday school teacher at her church. Outside of work, Kiley enjoys exploring new cultures through international travel and spending quality time with her family.