Durham, NC
Bachelor of Business Administration/ Concentration Management
Customer Project Manager, Cisco Systems Inc. (Insight Global)
Founder, MGB Foundation (MisstakenID Gives Back Foundation)
Akeeya Umstead's concentration in management from the NCCU School of Business helped led her to a career in project management. She found that she had a natural ability to lead people to a common goal with ease. After completing two master's certificate programs at Villanova University in organizational leadership and agile management, she further grew her skill set. She has achieved various technical certifications, such as Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner and Six Sigma Yellow Belt, to name a few. Her desire to learn more about entrepreneurship drove her to complete the women's entrepreneurship certificate program at Cornell University.
With a combination of technical skills and her passion for serving in the community, she became the founder of MisstakenID Gives Back Foundation. Her organization creates "pop-up" community service events in various cities, serving the homeless population across the state of NC, with hopes of expanding it to a national platform. Each event creates an experience and a memory for both patrons and volunteers.
Ms. Umstead believes in the NCCU motto of "Truth and Service" and lives life by one quote that her mother instilled in her at an early age: "Speak softly but carry a big stick."