Doriecia Z. Washington, is employed at Jackson State University, where she serves as a counselor for the Division of Enrollment Management/Department of Undergraduate Recruitment. Doriecia has worked in higher education for over seven years and has worked in the school-based setting advocating for youth within the MS-Lou area for two years. Doriecia’s love and dedication for the youth, led her to found a mentorship organization entitled, Pretty With A Purpose; Educate, Encourage, Embrace, for young ladies in grades 7th-12th on but not limited to college readiness, sex education, and  community service just to name a few. 

Doriecia is a native of Natchez, MS., where she graduated from Natchez High School in 2009, attended and graduated from Tougaloo College in 2013 and later from Belhaven University in 2015. She is a member of Word of Faith Ambassadors Worship Center in Natchez, MS., under the leadership of Bishop Robert Cade, Pastor Betty Cade, and Pastor Robbie Cade-Furdge. Doriecia is the mother to two beautiful daughters, Brooke and Jahari.