Miss Dade County to Compete in Miss Georgia USA State Pageant
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF)- Alyssa Jackson is the new Miss Dade County USA and will be competing in the Miss Georgia USA pageant at the Henry County Performing Arts Center in McDonough, Ga.
November 18th and 19th is the set time for the Miss Georgia USA pageant.
Read the following information below to learn more about Miss Dade County USA:
Meet Miss Dade County USA
Alyssa Jackson is a native of Dade County, where she completed K-12 and graduated in 2012 from Dade County High School.
She is the daughter of Mike and Jennifer Jackson of New Salem and is now a senior at Georgia Tech pursuing a degree in biomedical engineering.
As a freshman in college, she began as a pre-medicine student aspiring to become a doctor. 
It was not until her internship with Lake Region Medical that she gained exposure to engineering.
After this invaluable work experience and mentorship, she switched from biochemistry to biomedical engineering.
Since then, she has gone on to work for Abbott Laboratories and St. Jude Medical in Columbus, Ohio and Temecula, California.
At Georgia Tech, Alyssa is an active member of her campus community.
She serves as the Vice President for Outreach for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and also volunteers at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta where she tutors pediatric patients in math and science using their disease as a springboard for learning.
She has worked at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy as an academic mentor for high school girls and at Centennial Place Elementary School as a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (S.T.E.M.) tutor.
Through SWE, Alyssa organizes and conducts outreach events for hundreds of students across the state of Georgia to provide exposure to S.T.E.M. From building solar cars, to fabricating homemade water filters, to designing lung models.
Alyssa is passionate about spreading her love for S.T.E.M. to the next generation.
After graduating from Georgia Tech, Alyssa plans to start her career in the cardiovascular medical device industry. Her ultimate career goal is to combine her engineering background with her love for outreach.
She aspires to break the glass ceiling to become a female in leadership in the male-dominated industry of engineering
On November 18th and 19th, Alyssa will compete in the Miss Georgia USA state pageant at the Henry County Performing Arts Center in McDonough, GA with the title of Miss Dade County USA.
She hopes that by competing in this pageant, she will have the opportunity to expand her outreach advocacy platform, while also representing her hometown of Dade County.
Alyssa would like to thank her sponsors for making this journey possible: See Rock City Inc., Gowntastic, T&T Golf Carts, Let It Shine Cleaning, Randy’s Pawn Shop, Greg Bradford Painting, Changes Hair Salon, Atchley Photography, Bellora Realtors, David Lawson Construction, Canyon Grill, Bank of Dade, Citizens Bank & Trust, friends, and family.
To follow Alyssa on her journey, visit her fan page . To help support Alyssa’s sponsorship fee, please contact her via email at alyssabethjackson@gmail.com.
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