Reisha L. Raney is an American business executive and podcaster. In 2018, she became the first black woman to serve as a Maryland state officer in the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. She previously served as the national vice chairwoman of the society's membership committee division. Raney is the founder and CEO of Encyde Corporation and the founder of Daughter Dialogues, a podcast documenting the narratives of black members of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Reisha Raney | |
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| Alma mater | Spelman College (BS) Georgia Tech (BSE) |
| Occupation(s) | business executive, podcaster |
| Spouse | Julian Doe (m. 2024) |
| Website | Official website |
Early life and education
editRaney grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland.[1]
She graduated from Georgia Tech with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.[2] She also has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Spelman College.[3] She is a non-resident fellow at Harvard University's W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute for African and African American Studies at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research.[4]
Career
editRaney served as the director of internet protocol solutions for Concert, a joint venture of AT&T and BT, working in New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and in London.[3] She became a data networking account executive and was ranked in the top two of the company's salespeople in the United States.[3]
In 2001, Raney founded Encyde Corporation.[5][6]
DAR and podcast
editAs a relative of President Thomas Jefferson, Raney joined the Daughters of the American Revolution in 2010.[7][8] She is a descendant of Edwin Turpin, a cousin of Jefferson, and an enslaved woman named Mary, whom Turpon took to Canada to marry.[7][9] Turpin's home in Goochland County, Virginia was burned down as a result of this union, and in his will he freed his enslaved children.[7][10] Raney's father was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.[11]
Raney served as regent of a local DAR chapter in Fort Washington, Maryland.[12] In 2018, Raney was elected the Maryland state society's organizing secretary.[2][13] She was the first black woman to serve as a Maryland state officer of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was inducted in a ceremony in Baltimore.[9][12] She previously served on the national level of the organization as the vice chairwoman of the membership committee division.[2] Raney founded Daughter Dialogues, a podcast documenting the narratives of black members of the DAR, which launched on July 1, 2021.[14][15]
Personal life
editIn 2024, Raney married Julian Doe at Oxon Hill Manor in Forest Heights, Maryland.[11][16]
References
edit- ^ "African-American woman traces ancestry to family of Thomas Jefferson". The Japan Times. July 2, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Alumnae Elected To Prominent Positions In Historical Society". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine, Vol. 96 No. 4. Georgia Tech University. 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Reisha Raney". Encyde Corporation. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Pacella, Rachael. "New secretary looks to change perception of DAR - Baltimore Sun". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ "Reisha Raney". Wonder Women Tech. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ "About". Daughter Dialogues. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c Cartagena, Rosa (April 7, 2021). "Yes, There Are Women of Color in the DAR". Washingtonian. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ "About". Reisha Raney. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Simms, Barry (July 13, 2018). "Maryland DAR inducts first black officer". WBAL. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Fears, Darryl (May 18, 2023). "A complicated family history places black Md. woman in DAR's ranks". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Blomquist, Lilly (January 4, 2024). "This Vibrant Wedding With a Pink and Orange Color Palette Was Infused With Personal Touches". Brides. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Pitofsky, Marina (July 10, 2018). "Maryland DAR names first black officer". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Milloy, Courtland (July 6, 2022). "Perspective | A war without end: The DAR and the 40-year fight to honor Lena Ferguson". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ "'Daughter Dialogues' podcast: sharing stories of Black women with colonial descendants". WJLA-TV. February 23, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ "Podcast Traces Ancestry of Black Women of Revolutionary War". NBC4 Washington. February 25, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Reisha + Julian | Washington, DC. October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via lovestoriestv.com.