Alisha Jarrett, Writer/Editor

Alisha Jarrett is a West Virginia State University alumna, graduating with a B.S. in communications with an emphasis in public relations and an M.A. in media studies with an emphasis in digital media. She also led the WVSU Charles R. Byrd chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) as president for two terms in 2018 and received the PR Student of the Year Award.

Alisha has executed several successful public relations campaigns, including videography for Child Law Services and the Sissonville Trail of Horrors, both of which won Crystal Awards from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). She was an active member of the WVSU chapters of the National Broadcasting Society (NBS) and the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) and proudly made the Dean’s List for five consecutive semesters.

Alisha joined the WVSU Agricultural Research & Extension Communications team as a writer and editor in May 2021 and is responsible for writing their leading annual publication, StateGrown magazine. Her feature story on an 1890 Scholarship recipient in the Winter 2023 issue was specially selected by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for national promotion on all social media platforms and channels. Writing has been her passion since childhood; she enjoys building a career doing what she loves.

As a devotee of the arts, she also enjoys singing, dancing, acting, making people laugh, trying new things, traveling, attending Zumba classes and cooking healthy recipes.