Alumni Spotlight - Briauna Mariah

A love of marine sciences and a desire for rigorous courses brought Briauna Mariah to EvCC’s ORCA (Ocean Research College Academy) program. “ORCA was the best education decision I ever made,” enthuses Briauna.

With plans to attend a university, Briauna’s path detoured when she received a call-back for America’s Next Top Model. She postponed enrollment and spent the next year saving for a move to New York to pursue her passion for modeling.

Today, she is “on a mission” and has created her own model management company based in NYC, We Speak. We Speak develops and nurtures careers for models and creatives across all identities. Founded in 2013, We Speak was the first domino in the movement for an equitable fashion world.

“ORCA helped me explore the possibilities of my future,” she says, “I know more about myself today because of ORCA.”

Alumni ad published 8/3/2015