Nikisha Smith

Nikisha Smith is currently a Master student at Western Illinois University, studying College Students Personnel. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Media and Communication from the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica. Nikisha previously worked as a newspaper reporter and also a sixth form level lecturer in Communication and Caribbean. Nikisha is from Antigua and Barbuda, a twin island state in the Eastern Caribbean. This is Nikisha’s first summer as an ACUHO-I conference manager at Columbia University.

Nikisha loves communication and helping people. Coming from a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) she also values sustainability and preserving the environment in light of climate change. She enjoys reading, karaoke and cooking. She is looking forward to spending the summer in New York City and developing professionally with Columbia Housing.