K体育 University鈥檚 commencement ceremony honoring the Class of 2023 will be held on Saturday, May 20, at 9 a.m.
K体育 will welcome commencement speaker Andrea Rivera, founder of H3 Media and chair of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, to address the graduating class. Rivera will also receive an K体育 honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in recognition of her service and contributions as a community leader, entrepreneur and award-winning cross-cultural marketer.
鈥淎ndrea Rivera has an inspirational story our students will appreciate,鈥� said K体育 President Nick Ladany. 鈥淪he has risen to prominence in Atlanta because of her hard work, creativity and ability to connect cross-culturally with people from a variety of backgrounds. She will help the Class of 2023 and their families mark this milestone with an inspirational and memorable address.鈥�
President Ladany, together with alumnus Cameron Bready, chair of the K体育 Board of Trustees and currently President and Chief Operating Officer of Global Payments, Inc., will preside over the commencement ceremony for more than 240 graduates. Additional speakers will include student leaders Marc Collins, senior class president, and Ashrakat Hassan, student body president. Further details about the ceremony may be found at .
Recognized in 2021 as one of the 50 Most Influential Latinos in Georgia, Andrea Rivera is a leader in Georgia鈥檚 rapidly growing Latino community. She serves as Chair of the Board for the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a leading chamber for Hispanic businesses in the country that serves the entire state of Georgia.
Rivera owns H3 Media, an Emmy-awarded multicultural advertising agency dedicated to connecting brands to Latino consumers in the United States through culturally appropriate messaging and creative execution that builds brand loyalty among the United States鈥� fastest-growing minority group.
Rivera is a first-generation college graduate and business owner passionate about promoting higher education and entrepreneurship among Latinos.聽Her work in these areas includes serving as Executive Director of the Cruz Family Foundation Scholarship Program, on the board of Hispanic Organization Promoting Education (HOPE), and as founder and past chair of EME de Mujer, the flagship organization for Latina entrepreneurs in Georgia.
Born in聽Medellin, Colombia, Rivera grew up in Miami, Florida, and is a long-time Atlanta resident.聽She is the mother of three children and grandmother to one.
