Zakiya Summers

Zakiya Summers DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 68

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Zakiya SummersDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 68
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Zakiya Summers (born January 14, 1983) is an American politician and former journalist serving as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 68th district. She assumed office on January 7, 2020.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
University of Missouri Columbia
BAJMC Broadcast Journalism/Sociology
2001 - 2005
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Representative
Mississippi State House of Representatives
2020 - Current
Director
Communications and Advocacy, ACLU of Mississippi
Current
Owner
Lady Godiva Productions
Current
Public Relations Manger
Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center
2008 - 2011
News Producer
WLBT-TV
2006 - 2009
Internal Relations Coordinator
Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center
2008 - Current
Former Director
Events and Communications, One Voice
Other Experience1 - 19 of 19
Advisory board member
Warren & Ericka Martin Foundation
Current
Attendee
Greater Mount Bethel Church of Christ Holiness United States of America
Current
Board Member
Refill Jackson Initiative
Current
Chair
Public Relations Committee, Jackson Branch NAACP
Current
Co-Chair
Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation
Current
Foundation and State Treasurer
Mississippi Democratic Party
Current
Member
University Mississippi Medical Center Community Advisory Board
Current
Member
Women for Progress of Mississippi
Current
Member
Young Professional Leaders Council, United Way of the Capitol Area
Current
Member
Hinds County Federation of Democratic Women
Current
Member
Family Planning Council, Hinds County Health Department
Current
Member
Jackson Association of Black Journalists
Current
Member
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
Current
Member
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP
Current
Secretary
Jayne Avenue Neighborhood Association
Current
Volunteer Mentor
Hardy Middle School, Jackson
Current
Former Election Commissioner
Hinds County
Vice chair
Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation
former Director of Communications and Advocacy
American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi
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