Alumni Spotlight: Maame Nyamekye, Esq.

Class of 2011

Degree:

Business Administration

Current Role:

Attorney at Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLP

Maame Nyamekye, Esq. is an attorney at Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLP where she represents churches, faith-based organizations, nonprofits and associations, and businesses. In 2011, Maame graduated from Marymount University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. In 2016, Maame earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from University of Baltimore School of Law and was admitted to practice law in Maryland. At Marymount, Maame was a four-year member of the Women’s Basketball Team, a two-year Resident Assistant, and the 2011 Undergraduate Student Commencement Speaker. Maame was involved in a variety of the university’s events and activities including, Black Student Union, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, African Caribbean Student Association, and a model in Portfolio in Motion and Voyage to Utopia fashion shows. Additionally, while a student at Marymount University, Maame interned at the Supreme Court of the United States and the Washington Football Team (formally known as the Washington Redskins). Maame is committed to serving her community. Currently, she sits on the Board of Directors for the Association of Community Services for Howard County and serves on the Education and Professional Development Committee. Maame is a member of the American Society of Association Executives Ethics Committee. Maame also serves in various capacities within her home church. Maame currently resides in Glen Burnie, Maryland with her husband, John Nyamekye and their two children, Yaw and Joy. 

What was your most memorable moment at Marymount University? 

2011, being named the CAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year