About Our President

Chinua Joi Ivey, MAOM, MA is a communication practitioner with over twenty years of corporate communication and mass media experience. Her work history includes print, radio, digital, public relations, and marketing for federal and local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and Fortune 500 companies. As a former foster child, she values advocacy and social change. She is motivated by her belief that "Every cause, person, or brand has a story, and every story can spark change." She weaves this philosophy into the business she founded and incorporated in 2020 - Ivey Media Agency, LLC.
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Mrs. Ivey is a Ph.D. candidate at Liberty University studying communication. She earned a MA in Strategic Communication from American University (2020), a Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence Prevention from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell (2011), a MA in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix (2004), and a BA in Mass Communications/Speech Communication from Bethune-Cookman College (2002). Her memberships include Omega Nu Lambda National Honor Society for Online Students, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), National Communication Association (NCA), Black Public Relations Society of Atlanta (BPRSA), and Black Women in Media. 
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In addition to leading her public relations consultancy, she is a Communication Studies instructor at Bethune-Cookman University and the author of the IRIS (Incredible Resilience and Inner Strength) Book Series for relationship violence awareness and prevention. Mrs. Ivey resides in West Georgia with her husband. Together, they have a beautiful, blended family.