Staff

Chiereme Fortune

Director of Communications
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Chiereme is the Director of Communications at Voices for Virginia’s Children. She is a visionary and creative leader with primary responsibility for strategic communications leadership, brand management, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven decision-making.

Chiereme comes to Voices after spending over a decade supporting national non-profits, small businesses, higher education institutions, government agencies, and startups in the development and implementation of successful internal and external communications, event management, marketing and public relations campaigns, and executive support. She has previously supported executive leaders and their teams in a variety of industries to include higher education as a speechwriter and consultant for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) and Ivy League institutions. Her work has also included supporting at-risk youth and adult populations through speaking engagements, creative writing events, workshops, and programs grounded in poetry and journal therapy techniques to increase awareness, advocacy, and accessibility of mental health and wellness topics and resources.

Chiereme earned her bachelor’s degree from Virginia Wesleyan University and earned her M.B.A. from Bowie State University.

Contact Chiereme

chiereme@vakids.org

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