Eddie Francis

Eddie Francis is a thought leader in Greek life and a mass communication professional whose specialties are public relations/marketing and broadcasting. He is the Director of Communications at Paul Quinn College, a finalist on the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.  He is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., where he has served as a chapter president on both the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as a campus advisor.

Eddie has presented for such notable institutions and organizations as:  Duke University, the U.S. Coast Guard, the University of Texas, the Missouri Bar Association Leadership Academy, Louisiana State University, the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, the Southern Association of Student Councils, Jack & Jill of America's North Texas Chapter, Tarleton State University, the Jefferson Parish Teen Leadership Program, the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Monster's Diversity Leadership Program, the University of South Alabama, SUNY-New Paltz, and Dillard University.

Eddie has become known for his positive, yet realistic, insights on Black Greek Life. As an undergraduate level, he won the Spirit of Loyola Award for Racial Understanding, he represented the Southwestern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha at the Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Competition, and he even co-choreographed a "step" routine that won second place at the wildly popular Bayou Classic Battle of the Greeks.

In PR/marketing, Eddie got his start as a promotions intern at Clear Channel Radio New Orleans.  Only months after he began, Eddie became the interim director of promotions for WQUE AM-AM/WYLD AM-FM at the age of 23.

After enjoying time on-air, he resumed PR/marketing full-time at Southern University at New Orleans. It was there that he helped orchestrate a highly effective information campaign to defeat Gov. Bobby Jindal's plan to merge the university with the University of New Orleans. He later took his talents to Paul Quinn College where he made his mark branding the Center for Fundraising & Philanthropy, the only initiative of its kind at a Historically Black College or University.  Eddie has designed logos; and he has managed social media, web content, media relations, a sports information, and publications.  Eddie also served as the chair of the marketing subcommittee for the Quality Enhancement Plan for SACS accreditation at Southern University at New Orleans.

Eddie's career has been diverse.  He was a producer and on-air personality for the talk shows "Sunday Journal" on WYLD-FM and "Real Talk" on WQUE-FM. As a full-time speaker with Monster's Making It Count Programs (a division of Monster.com), he conducted more than 1,250 presentations for over a quarter of a million students and parents in 28 states.  Eddie even enjoyed a career as a stand-up comedian in New Orleans.

Eddie is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana where he grew up in the famed Treme neighborhood. He graduated from the prestigious St. Augustine High School and received his Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from Loyola University New Orleans. In 2000, he was selected as one of New Orleans Magazine's "30 People to Watch"; and in 2011, he won the Press Club of New Orleans Excellence in Broadcasting Award for "Best Radio Entertainment Feature" for his interview with Rwandan genocide survivor, Immaculee Ilibagiza.  He resides in Dallas and is the proud father of Stevie.