Omarosa Manigault Newman

Servant leader, educator, goodwill ambassador, mentor, and friend are just a few of the divine assignments that Omarosa Manigault Newman has embraced in her life.

An ordained Baptist minister, Reverend Omarosa currently serves as head of the Faith and Family ministries at the Sanctuary at Mt. Calvary Church in Jacksonville, Florida. In this role, she coordinates activities for the youth and their families. Recently, she arranged for Mt. Calvary youth to enjoy an all-day experience with astronauts at the Kennedy Space station in Orlando Florida.

She previously served as Assistant Pastor of Weller Street Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California for nearly a decade. In this role, she was an integral part of the Skid Row outreach ministries which focused on at-risk youth and homelessness. Additionally, she has worked on behalf of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Positive Vibrations program in Compton, CA and the Fred Jordan Mission, on Skid Row in LA. She has participated in both domestic and international missionary work in Ferguson, Nigeria, Senegal, Haiti, and the Gambia.

Her thirst and passion for God has enabled her to speak to audiences around the world. Most recently she was honored to lecture at Oxford University, Cambridge University, Harvard University, and Temple University. She was also selected to deliver a sermon in Jerusalem during a trip to the holy land where she was also baptized in the Jordan River.

Omarosa currently serves as an adjunct professor in the How- ard University School of Business executive education pro- gram. She previously served as Director of Research and Ed- ucation for the National Visionary Leadership Project in Washington, DC.

Omarosa has a political career that spans two decades. She has served in the White House for two US presidents. She vice chaired the African American Leadership finance council and was a member of the political National Diversity Coalition.

Rev. Omarosa received her Bachelor’s Degree from Central State University in Ohio and was inducted in the CSU Hall of Fame in 2006. She received her Master’s Degree from Howard University and she is ABD in her Doctoral Studies also at Howard University. She is currently completing her D.Min at Andersonville Theological Seminary, Georgia.