“BROTHERMAN DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE”

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Peters released her debut EP, “Early
Bloomer,” in 2010 that told her story of
love, loss, and the power of forgiveness
while raising awareness around issues
of domestic violence and abuse. While
pursuing her undergraduate and graduate
degrees, Peters studied academically
in France where she developed as a
songwriter and performer. She later
served on missions to Paris and also West
Africa, where she performed and made
radio appearances, encouraging Liberia’s
people and children scarred after civil war.
Peters is committed to being a “voice for
a cause” and has spoken and performed in
support of sickle cell awareness, addiction
recovery and domestic violence awareness.
Her mission to support women in their
life and faith journey led her to establish
Lilies of Lincoln, a campus organization
for female students committed to personal
growth, while she was a student. Peters is
founder, facilitator, and lead contributor
of Femmes Faithful, a resource blog and
prayer group for women. She has opened
for Grammy-winning duo Mary Mary,
and performed before iconic women such
as Winnie Mandela, Attallah Shabazz
and Jennifer Holliday, among others.
Peters has been featured on Fox’s “Good
Day Philadelphia” for her message on the
power of music and forgiveness in healing.
Monarch Magazine hailed April for being
an “exceptional [person] empowering
others to become exceptional” and an
“artist who uses her past experiences,
talent and passion for change – to create
a new voice in adult contemporary
music.” She recently released the
single, “Turn it Up” and her EP “Fly”
carry the message of hope, truth, love,
and renewal that she so passionately
conveys to audiences worldwide.
Officially part of the graduating class of
2001, Peters completed her Bachelor of
Arts degree in French early from Lincoln
University in 2000. She has a Master
of Arts in French from Middlebury
College in Vermont with advanced
certification from the Paris Chamber
of Commerce and Industry. Peteris has
been blissfully married to Stephen, a
Lincoln man, for more than 12 years.
Photo provided by Jason Hunt
Jason Hunt ’00
Entrepreneur and Community Leader
Jason Hunt ’00 is the owner and general
manager of Elite Feet, a retail athletics
footwear store thought to be the only
African American-owned retail sneaker
store in Delaware. He is founder and
president of a volunteer 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization ICONS Community
Empowerment Initiatives since 2005
and vice president of marketing for
Vintage 1854 Consulting Group.
Under his leadership, ICONS has
mentored hundreds of at risk youth and has
given over $50,000 in college scholarships
and or in-kind community services to at
risk youth throughout the Pennsylvania,
Delaware, and MD areas. ICONS flagship
community event, the “Heritage Bowl
& College Tour,” which is an annual
black history academic tournament for
middle school and high school students.
The Heritage Bowl & College Tour
was held at Lincoln University for
two years and the first place prize was
$5,000 and second place, $2,500.
In 2006, he won the Cresset President’s
Club with Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
That year, he was the company’s No.
2 sales representative. Hunt is the
2009 winner of the first-ever of Takeda
Pharmaceuticals highest employee
honor, the Takeda Global Award in
Osaka, Japan, given for his superior
sales results and proactive leadership in
diversity. Jason was selected as one of
50 employees from around the world out
of 5,000. In 2008, he was selected out
of 2,500 U.S. employees to represent his
entire sales force on the 2008 Annual
Company Report and he was selected
and graduated from Takeda’s intense
year-long management training program
Leadership Development Initiative.
Among his many accomplishments, Hunt
is a founder and chartering member of
the Gamma Mu Nu graduate chapter in
Middletown, Delaware, of Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, Inc. and as well as a fraternity
life member. He has maintained a great
relationship with his alma mater as he
served as vice president of Delaware
chapter of the Alumni Association of
Lincoln University and was the recipient of
the 2015 Lincoln University Outstanding
Young Alumni Award. He currently
serves on the board of directors for the
African Heritage Center in Wilmington,
Delaware, and is a black belt in the Sin
Moo Hapkido martial arts. He lives by the
statement, “You don’t have to be great to
start...but you have to start to be great.”
Photo provided by Eric G. Jamison II
Eric G. Jamison II ’06
Government administrator, Social
Security Administration
“It’s not who you are that holds
you back, it’s who you think you’re
not. – Jean-Michael Basquiat”
Eric G. Jamison II ’06, earned bachelor’s
degrees in chemistry and anthropology
from Lincoln University in 2006, a
master’s degree in applied chemistry
from Delaware State University in 2008,
and a Master of Public Health degree in
behavioral and Community Health from
the University of Maryland, College Park
(2014). He has worked as a public servant
with the Social Security Administration
for seven years. He is an assistant
manager of the Direct Service Unit in the
International Benefits Office, where he
supervises over 50 employees in providing
excellent customer service to social
security beneficiaries all over the world.
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