Jazlyn serves as director of the USC Black Alumni Association, where she leads strategic initiatives that strengthen alumni engagement, foster cross-generational connections and advance the BAA mission and legacy.

Over the course of her career, Jazlyn has built extensive experience across higher education, health care and nonprofit advancement, with a focus on business development, fundraising and diversity-centered engagement. She most recently served as the assistant vice president of business development for University Credit Union, where she advanced strategic partnerships and institutional growth. Jazlyn previously served as the director of Loyola Marymount University’s African American Alumni Association and the university’s director of diversity initiatives, where she led programs that strengthened inclusive alumni engagement and institutional collaboration. Before joining LMU, she supported philanthropic initiatives and donor relations as a development associate for the Board of Governors and Women’s Guild at Cedars-Sinai.

Jazlyn earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology, with a minor in English, from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and an Executive MBA from Loyola Marymount University. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Pepperdine University pursuing a PhD in global leadership and is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Her academic training and professional experience inform a leadership approach grounded in strategic vision, relationship-building and a sustained commitment to institutional excellence and community impact.

In her personal time, Jazlyn enjoys spending time with her husband and children, reading and ice skating.

Faithe Clary is an alumni relations professional, education advocate and self-care enthusiast. She brings more than 15 years of experience in higher education and innovative marketing to the USC Black Alumni Association (BAA).

She joined BAA from the USC Alumni Association (USCAA), where she served as the manager of regional and engagement programs; in this position, Clary helped lead many of the USCAA’s signature outreach programs, including the Alumni Day of SCervice.

Prior to joining USC, Faithe worked as an admissions outreach representative and admissions evaluator for the University of California, Santa Cruz and San Diego State University, respectively.

Faithe earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration, with concentrations in marketing and management, from Bethune-Cookman University. She later earned her master’s in education, with a concentration in multicultural counseling, from San Diego State University. Clary regularly gives back to both of her alma maters by volunteering for college fairs and evaluating the applications of prospective students.