Said Sewell III
Title: Associate professor of political science and executive director of the Academic Success Center, Fort Valley State University
Education: Ph.D., political science, Clark Atlanta University; MPA, public administration, Texas Southern University; B.S., political science, Morehouse College
Age: 38
Career Mentors: F. Carl Walton, Lincoln University;. Belle S. Wheelan,Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Collegesand Schools; Larry Rivers, Fort Valley State College; and the late Michael Bailey, Clark Atlanta University
Best piece of advice you were given? “Find a mentor. I have professional mentors and I have personal mentors. A mentor can help shape and guide your career.”
Dr. Said Sewell’s introduction to politics, a stint as a 16-year old volunteer on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential campaign, proved indelible. Seeing political advisers and policymakers take on issues affecting young people made him realize the importance of Black political involvement.
