Counselor, Entrepreneur and Reality TV Host

Isaiah Pickens, BA ’05, once volunteered as a counselor for young people in New York’s Rikers Island prison. The experience stayed with the former psychology major, who is now a well-known counselor, frequent media voice in defense of the underserved and host of a TLC reality show. His work has taken him across the country to schools, jails and foster care agencies, working with young people on understanding the harm caused by stress and trauma.