榴莲视频

Dorian Harriston

Senior Vice President
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Bio coming soon!

Shondria Covington

Assistant Vice President

Shondria Covington is a multi-channel marketing leader and analytical thinker with extensive knowledge of marketing concepts and a strong record of contributions in B2C/B2B marketing, digital and social media marketing, project management, and event planning. Shondria has held B2B and consumer marketing positions in the healthcare, wireless, and telecommunications industries. Prior to joining MSM, Shondria was Regional Marketing Director at UnitedHealthcare in Atlanta where she launched a number of successful, innovative, multi-touch marketing campaigns resulting in a healthy sales pipeline and new customer growth

Shondria is a graduate of Spelman College earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Biochemistry. She received a Master of Business Administration from Emory University鈥檚 Goizueta Business School. After receiving her MBA, she went on to further pursue her Master of Science in Marketing at the J Mack Robinson College of Business (Georgia State University)

Shondria is proud of her work in a number of civic organizations that focus on creating leadership opportunities for African-American children as well as those associations that seek to serve the underserved.  She actively gives her time to Jack and Jill of America, Inc, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program with the Internal Revenue Service. She joyfully dedicates the majority of her free time to her 15 year old daughter, a magnet student at Westlake High School who is very active in dance, both as a company dancer at her studio and as a member of the school鈥檚 dance line and competitive dance team. They both attend church at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta.

Dean Ballas

Associate Vice President of Brand & Creative Strategy

Dean James Ballas serves as the Associate Vice President of Brand & Creative Strategy at 榴莲视频 (MSM). In this capacity, he leads the strategic development and execution of brand and visual communication initiatives across all institutional touchpoints. His work is deeply committed to advancing health equity and justice through emotive and empowering visual storytelling, with the goal of making a lasting, socially conscious design impact on the broader health landscape.

 Prior to his current community-focused role, Dean dedicated significant time in academia with a focus on social impact design. From January 2022 to January 2024, he served as the Senior Executive Director of Design for Good at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), where he led SCAD SERVE, a community service design studio that applied innovative design thinking to address pressing social challenges such as food insecurity and environmental sustainability. His role encompassed cultivating a culture of 'design-for-good' across the university, ensuring the studio's creative solutions aligned with SCAD鈥檚 values and uplifted communities in need through elevated art and design.

 Before his roles at SCAD and MSM, Dean held several esteemed positions in the fields of education and design. He was an Associate Dean and Associate Chair at SCAD, guiding academic programs and initiatives in visual communication and fine art disciplines. His earlier academic roles included positions at the University of South Carolina Upstate, St. John鈥檚 University, Lehigh University and Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, where his innovative teaching methods were recognized with the John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Dean鈥檚 extensive career reflects a profound commitment to leveraging design and creative superpowers for good, implementing innovative strategies to educate, engage and inspire both academic and broader community audiences.

Jamille Bradfield

Director, External Communications & Media Relations

Jamille Bradfield is a senior-level communications leader with extensive experience developing and executing communications strategy for executives and corporations to successful resolution. She has more than 25 years of experience including public relations, media relations, crisis communications, employee communications, DEI communications, journalism, community affairs, and event planning in both the private and public sectors.  Prior to joining MSM, Jamille was Public Affairs Manager at the Fulton County Sheriff鈥檚 Office where she led community engagement, outreach and partnership efforts, and contributed to internal, external and executive communications.

Jamille began her career at PR agencies where she honed her AP Style writing and event planning skills and worked on numerous PR campaigns for corporate brands including McDonald鈥檚, Pantene Pro-V, Cover Girl, Lactaid, Nielsen Media Research and the award-winning Diversity Communications Program at Pitney Bowes Inc.  After gaining solid agency experience, Jamille worked at Greyhound Lines Inc. in Dallas, Texas, where she handled media relations, crisis communications and served as a national spokesperson for the company.   She also managed logistics for the three-day, five-city 40^th Anniversary of the Freedom Rides event, which won the national 2002 PR Week Award for Multicultural Campaign of the Year.

Following her stint at Greyhound鈥檚 corporate headquarters, Jamille worked in the corporate communications office at Blockbuster Inc.; owned and operated a full-time event planning consulting business; served as Public Information Officer at the Dallas County District Attorney鈥檚 Office; worked as the film critic and entertainment reporter covering red carpet events, movie premieres, press junkets and film festivals for three newspapers 鈥擳exas Metro News, the Garland Journal and I Messenger 鈥� and hosted 鈥淎t the Movies with Jamille,鈥� a weekly movie review radio show including live interviews of industry veterans. 

In 2014, she relocated with her family back to her hometown in Atlanta and has held senior-level communications positions at The Collaborative Firm and the City of Atlanta Department of Corrections.  A seasoned political consultant, Jamille has also successfully positioned three judicial candidates to unseat incumbents and win State District Court benches in Dallas County, Texas.

Jamille holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Media Arts with a concentration in Radio, TV and Film from Clark Atlanta University where she graduated with honors.  She has won multiple employee awards including the Above & Beyond award at the Dallas County District Attorney鈥檚 Office; Civilian of the Year award at the City of Atlanta Department of Corrections; and the statewide Civilian of the Year award from the Georgia Jail Association.  She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and resides in Marietta, Georgia, with William, her devoted husband of 23 years and their two children, Kennedy and Chase, who are both college students.

LaShunda Campbell

Director, Internal Communications

LaShunda Campbell is the Director of Internal Communications at 榴莲视频. With her extensive background in communications, marketing, and public relations, Ms. Campbell is well-equipped to enhance our internal communication efforts, fostering collaboration and engagement among our staff, faculty, and donors. With nearly two decades of experience in the communications industry, Ms. Campbell brings a wealth of expertise to her role at 榴莲视频.

Her diverse background includes working in both the private and public sectors, crafting compelling narratives and launching initiatives for global audiences. She is known for her passion in telling authentic stories, creating powerful brand activations, and developing impactful multi-media content to drive organizational success.

Prior to joining the MSM, LaShunda served as the External Communications Manager at the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs, where she played a pivotal role in coordinating community events and securing media placements. Her contributions include coordinating grant announcements for major corporations to include Disney, PayPal, Walmart, and Wells Fargo.

Prior to RICE, Ms. Campbell held significant roles at United Parcel Service (UPS) including Social Impact Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Manager for The UPS Foundation. Most notably, in 2020, she led in developing and implementing the UPS鈥檚 World Headquarters COVID-19 crisis communications plan, ensuring a coordinated and effective response to the challenges posed by the pandemic across its corporate campuses. Other achievements highlighted in her tenure are leading The UPS Foundation鈥檚 70th Anniversary celebration and serving as the editor-in-chief for the 2020 and 2021 Social Impact Report.

She holds an M.S. in Public Relations from Syracuse University and has participated in the Black Management Accelerator Program by McKinsey & Company, showcasing her commitment to continuous professional development. Her involvement in various board and volunteer experiences, such as the Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, Elephant in The Room, Initiative for Affordable Housing, Inc., and Kennesaw State University CARE further reflects her commitment to community engagement and social impact.

Demetrios Lambros

Director, Innovation & Digital Marketing

Demetrios brings more than 25 years of marketing experience to Morehouse School of Medicine. With success in both corporate and public organizations, he is recognized as an innovative and creative marketing strategist, visionary, and developer of leading-edge solutions that deliver results.

Most notably, he has launched and grown start-ups including Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) and CartoonNetwork.com.

As a founding committee member, Demetrios inaugurated and developed the brand and marketing strategy for GGC, opening and growing the first public four-year college in the nation from zero to nearly 13,000 students.

Additionally, he:

• Piloted and launched D2C marketing strategies that achieved a CPA of $88, compared to industry competitor鈥檚 median CPA of $578.
• Delivered an ROI of $8.78 per dollar spent.
• Invented a formula that predicted enrollment with a 99% accuracy.
• Devised a strategy to promote GGC virtually during the Covid-19 pandemic, which helped increase summer enrollment by 14% over the previous year.
• Discovered and implemented opportunities to reduce costs, saving tens of thousands annually.
• Assisted with annual and capital campaigns, donor recognition and establishment of the GGC Foundation.

During his tenure at Turner Entertainment Group, Demetrios shifted Cartoon Network鈥檚 AOL presence to the fledgling internet with www.ghostplanet.com. He then conceived and co-spearheaded CartoonNetwork.com, growing it to the #18 most popular website world-wide. He also developed innovative, collaborative marketing strategies with corporations and brands including Hasbro, Pok茅mon, Microsoft, General Mills, Kellogg鈥檚, Milton Bradley, Sony, NASCAR, MLB, NBA, and Nintendo.

Demetrios earned his MBA from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University and is an active member in the Georgia Education Advancement Council (GEAC) and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

He volunteers as Vice-Chair of the Gwinnett County Historical Preservation and Restoration Board and as a member of the McDaniel College Alumni Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Board.

Rob Landers

Director, Institutional Events

Bio coming soon!

Matt Rose

Graphic Designer

Matt Rose, a visual designer and communicator, brings over eight years of expertise in creating impactful graphics that elevate organizations committed to positive social and ecological change. Matt鈥檚 work is guided by empathy, intuition, and strategy, and seamlessly integrates a deep appreciation for design theory, systems, and history.

A 2012 graduate of Washington University in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Magna Cum Laude), Matt has furthered their education by taking a variety of design courses online and at Savannah College of Art and Design. Throughout their career, Matt has worked in project management, freelance design, and in-house visual communications where they've collaborated with a broad array of clients to offer bespoke design solutions that align with their unique visions and goals.

Jasmine Clark

Senior Project Manager

Jasmine Clark is a Marketing Manager with over 10 years of experience in health and wellness. As a marketing manager, she specializes in assisting non-profits and organizations grow their business and social media foot print. Jasmine is originally from Houston, TX but now resides in Atlanta, GA. She specializes in working with Black entrepreneurs, non-profits, and small businesses. She also holds a degree in Journalism and Child Development. Jasmine  loves bridging the gap of marketing and working with children. As a previous educator, she understands the importance of education and helping students find their passion and expounding on it.

Michael Martin

Senior Digital Strategist

As the Senior Digital Engagement Specialist, Michael Martin is an expert in branding and storytelling. His background comes from a degree in Cinema, Television, & Emerging Media Studies from Morehouse College, where his love for journalism and social media began as the Editor-at-Large and Social Media Director of the student-led newspaper, The Maroon Tiger. Michael understands and respects the importance of social media in today鈥檚 climate and how it helps to shape our culture, and ultimately how our individual digital identity shapes who we are and how others see us. Using this knowledge, Michael works to create a cohesive online brand
for 榴莲视频 to showcase to the world.

Amanada Magdalenski

Media Specialist

Amanda Magdalenski comes to 榴莲视频 after a 20-plus-year career in journalism, including work for three NPR stations and CBS News. She earned a Master of Science in Health Communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from University of Southern California. A native of Boston and Los Angeles, Amanda moved to Georgia in 2016 and lives with her husband and dog. She is an avid reader and amateur baker.

Shante Anderson

Event Coordinator

Shante Anderson possesses almost a decade of experience in creative marketing and event management.  She specializes in planning both corporate and private events and is passionate about crafting unique experiences. Ms. Anderson has excelled in helping small businesses and startups elevate their brand presence through innovative and tailored event solutions. Known for her keen eye for detail and a flair for creativity, Shante combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach to deliver memorable and impactful events that resonate with audiences and drive brand success.

Kaleb Corner

Event Coordinator

Kaleb Comer is a graduate of the University of Georgia who graduated from the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. He has a passion for special events management and providing outstanding customer service. He has developed these skills through his education, volunteer work and professional experience. In 2021, Kaleb received the UGA Greek Life "John Bateman Award" for his dedication and commitment to building a stronger community through relationship building. He has an extreme attention to detail and aims for perfection in the workplace to provide a pleasant customer experience. Every day Kaleb strives to continue to grow and learn in the events industry, and to contribute to the success and reputation of our 榴莲视频.

Catrena Morrow

Executive Assistant

Bio coming soon!