Pointer named SCSU director of alumni relations and engagement
Orangeburg native Evangeline R. “Angel” Pointer has been named director of alumni affairs and engagement at South Carolina State University.
Pointer is a 2012 S.C. State honors graduate with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a minor in computer science.
“It’s a blessing to come back home and do something I go so hard for and love so much. Mommy, I’m home,” she said. “I’m ready to continue the work I’ve been doing from the SCSUNAA side as an alumnus bridging the gap between seasoned and younger alumni, encouraging donations be it time, treasures, or monetary, and continuing to incorporate cutting-edge technology.”
While earning her master of business administration degree in management from Strayer University with honors, Angel worked for seven years at Verizon Wireless in multiple capacities, leaving in 2020.
For over two years, she was a part of Lowe’s Corporate Office where she held the position of operational development analyst on the Field Implementation and Training Team in the supply chain sector.
She traveled across the U.S., leading software implementations, trainings and hiring projects while developing and stabilizing new and recently opened cross-dock facilities, stores and fulfillment centers.
While working, Pointer earned her SAFe 6 Certified Scrum Master certification and Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute.
Most recently, she held the position of associate vice president/strategy and planning consultant for the chief operations officer on the Strategic Programs and Enterprise Change Management Team at Wells Fargo.
Pointer was a member of the Wells Fargo HBCU Roundtable and Black & African American Connection supporting DEI and HBCU events such as the MEAC Tournament, Celebration Bowl and the Legacy Debit Card initiative.
She has also partnered with the National Black MBA Association as a member and liaison with the students of the HBCU Cohort Program and a board member with the Our HBCUs Matter Foundation.
She is a life member of the S.C. State University National Alumni Association and a member of the Greater Charlotte Alumni Chapter, where she serves on the Technology Committee as chair, Gala Planning Committee, Executive Board and the Membership Committee.
Pointer has served as the 2013 and 2014 Miss Charlotte Chapter, SCSUNAA, and has been honored as the 2019 Charlotte Chapter Newcomer of the Year. In 2022, she was awarded SCSUNAA National Distinguished Young Alumnus of the Year. She recently received the honor from the Charlotte Chapter as 2023 Alumnus of the Year.
On the national level, Pointer serves as a member of the Technology, Convention Planning and SOT committees, as well as the chair of the Virtual Experience/Social Media committees.
“I’m asking every young alumnus and alumna to become a Life Member of the South Carolina State University National Alumni Association. It is only $750 and can be broken up into four payments. Please visit https://www.scsunaa.org/page/life_membership. Help me help the next generation of Bulldogs. Let’s be a part of the solution,” Pointer said.
Pointer is the youngest of three generations of Bulldogs. She is the daughter of Jacqueline P. Turner, S.C. State Class of 1994, and retired clerk to Orangeburg County Council.
Pointer attended Felton Laboratory School K-8th grade on the S.C. State campus.
During her high school days at Orangeburg-Wilkinson, she was a four-year letterman in tennis, cheerleading and AFJROTC Blue Angels Fancy Platoon and Drill Team.
She has been a lifelong member of Williams Chapel AME Church in Orangeburg.
