Ashanti Martin

Ashanti Maya Martin is the General Manager at WURD Radio, where responsibilities include achieving financial goals and expanding the company's influence in Philadelphia's marketplace. In addition to this role, Martin serves as a Founding Member of the Women's Committee at PHILADELPHIA250 and as an Advisory Board Member for the Emerging International Journalists Program at the Global Philadelphia Association. As the Principal, Founder, and Owner of Anti-Influencer Media and Creative Consulting, Martin provides strategic guidance while previously contributing to the American Heart Association as a Leader of Impact Nominee. Martin's extensive communication experience includes positions at The Wharton School as Senior Associate Director of Communications, the University of Pennsylvania as Associate Director of Donor Communications, and Rutgers University as Director of Communications and Editorial and Media Specialist. Martin holds a Master's degree in Communication and Information Studies and a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Media, both from Rutgers University.