Vanice Antrum is a native of Bowie, MD where she spent most of her childhood with her parents and three older siblings. In 2008, she made her way to Salisbury, MD to attend Salisbury University. Vanice was very active on campus serving as a Peer Mentor in Powerful Connections, President of the Union of African American Students (now known as BSU) for 2 years, Orientation Leader, Phonathon Caller, and more. She graduated from Salisbury in 2012 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems. Vanice’s passion for working with college students was sparked during her senior year of college after spending her undergraduate career involved in campus life and watching how the staff in various departments had a major impact on her and the students around her. It would be those campus life experiences that would lead Vanice to stay at Salisbury to pursue a Master’s Degree in Education and serve as a graduate assistant in the student activities office. She graduated from her Master’s program in May 2014.
During her graduate and professional careers thus far, Vanice has worked in multicultural affairs, student activities, student leadership, new student orientation, and more. In August 2014 she became the Coordinator of Multicultural Programs in the Office of Multicultural Student Services at Salisbury University. There she worked with students from diverse backgrounds through the Powerful Connections Program, the Multicultural Alliance of Organizations, and much more. Working at her alma mater was truly a rewarding experience. In 2017, Vanice accepted a position at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. There she served in multiple roles including Program Coordinator for Student Success and Assistant Director for Student Success & Multicultural Programming in the Center for Multicultural Equity and Access and the Associate Director in the Center for Student Engagement at Georgetown. Her passion for working with college students and helping them succeed is what drives her work. She returned to work at her alma mater, Salisbury University in 2022 as the Director of Multicultural Affairs in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. She loves the bonds that she is able to build with students and watching them grow and flourish during her time working with them and beyond.
Vanice currently lives in Delmar, Maryland and loves to spend time with her family and friends. She is also very active in her community through her membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Service to others and pushing people to the next level has always been her passion.