The USC Alumni Association — now 500,000 alumni strong — forges lifelong and worldwide connections among our Trojan Family. USCAA is excited to welcome two dynamic, experienced leaders to the leadership team of Associate Senior Vice President Erika Jordan.
  
In August, alumna Meredith Jaggard EdD ’24 joined USCAA as assistant vice president for alumni engagement. She will build on more than a decade of experience in alumni relations to lead USC’s alumni engagement strategies through regional engagement programs, a new alumni career engagement program, and signature events.

AVP Jaggard remarked, “Coming home to USC feels like a full-circle moment. I’ve seen firsthand how transformative the Trojan Family can be, and I’m thrilled to help deepen those connections, whether through regional programs, career resources or lifelong traditions that remind us of what it means to be part of something bigger than ourselves.”

Meredith served most recently as the inaugural chief alumni officer for the University of California San Francisco Law School, where she oversaw campus-wide efforts to build long-term relationships with the alumni community. She brings a wealth of experience in higher education, having served as UC Law SF’s director of alumni engagement and culture and as the senior director of membership marketing and social media at the University of South Carolina.

Joycelyn Blizzard joins USCAA as assistant vice president for affinity programs. She brings more than a decade of experience in cultivating strong, meaningful connections within cultural and affinity-based communities. At USC, she will provide strategic direction and visionary leadership for USC’s multicultural affinity groups — bridging the student-to-alumni pathway, supporting philanthropic initiatives and growing robust, engaged communities.

AVP Blizzard said, “I’m eager to build on the rich legacy of USC’s affinity engagement to bolster the Trojan Family by ensuring there are relevant and sustainable entry points for each alumnus. As the university’s largest constituency, it’s our responsibility to build at the speed of trust to access the significant potential of the USCAA.”

Joycelyn joins the university from Bowdoin College in Maine, where she served as the college’s inaugural director of multicultural alumni engagement. Previously, she held key roles at St. Margaret’s School in Tappahannock, Virginia, including director of development, director of alumnae relations and director of annual giving. 

“Our team’s vision is to create an unparalleled alumni experience — and I am confident that with the experience Meredith and Joycelyn bring, we will achieve our aspirations. They bring a contagious energy and drive that I know will inspire not only our team, but our Trojan Family,” said ASVP Jordan.

These executive leadership appointments mark an important new chapter for the USC Alumni Association. After celebrating its centennial in 2023, the association is undertaking a new strategic direction focused on an unparalleled alumni experience, exceptional engagement and impact through philanthropy.