Alumni Advisory Council

Joyce King is Chief Counsel at the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office. She is the Chief Prosecutor of the Frederick County Cybercrimes Taskforce and serves on the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce.  Ms. King is a board member for the National District Attorneys Association Digital Safety Advisory Board to combat online abuse, digital scams, human trafficking, and other technology related issues that impact public safety. She completed specialized Digital Evidence Training with the United States Secret Service National Computer Forensics Institute and is cross-designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Department of Justice Project Safe Childhood. 

In addition to prosecution, Ms. King manages operations and communications of the State’s Attorney’s Office, serves on the Legislative Committee for the Maryland State’s Attorney Association, and provides legal counsel for multi-agency criminal justice policy initiatives and projects. Specifically, Ms. King is passionate about Problem Solving Courts and Diversion Program initiatives to fight crime while addressing addiction and mental health in the criminal justice system.  She currents serves on the Frederick County Drug Treatment Court Team and Frederick County Overdose Fatality Review Team.  Ms. King is an alumni of George Washington University, American University: Women & Politics Institute, and the David A. Clarke School of Law.

Kayla Yvonne Laws graduated Cum Laude from The George Washington University in May 2024, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Honors English and Africana studies, minor in Journalism and Mass Communications.  Kayla is also a 2020 year graduate of The George Washington University’s Women’s Leadership Program (WLP) and previously served on the WLP Student Advisory Board throughout her tenure at the University. She is currently an English and reading instructor with the Institute of Reading Development where she instructs kindergarten through college students on proficiency in English language comprehension strategies.  Kayla held many leadership positions at GW to include serving as president of the GW Chapters of the National Association of Black Journalists and the NAACP, board member of the GW Hatchet newspaper and team leader with GW's Nashman Center's esteemed Civic Changemakers" initiative program. Kayla is in the process of applying to PhD programs in English and African American History studies.

Rinella is a Haitian-American first generation student class of 2024. She double Majored in Public Health and Business Administration and attended the BS/MPH dual degree track in undergraduate school at GW. She is currently completing the MPH in the Biostatistics track/major and hopes to use her degree to provide statistical data and analysis to policymakers to eliminate health disparities amongst disadvantaged populations. 

Nicole Rogers is the Co-founder and CMO at ai12z, where she leads marketing and operations. Prior to ai12z, she worked in marketing positions at Google, Box, WeWork, Matterport, and Ektron. Her experience includes establishing and scaling programs from their start to success, managing team operations, and leading go-to-market initiatives to increase awareness and drive revenue. Nicole graduated Summa Cum Laude from The George Washington University in 2009, where she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a double concentration in International Business and Marketing.