Meet Juanita Gray, marketing and membership coordinator at Minority Business Association

Special to the Canton Repository Born and raised in Las Vegas, Juanita Gray moved to Massillon when she was 14 years old. She graduated from Massillon Washington High School where she ran track throughout high school and broke a lot of records while on the district’s girl’s relay team. Gray would receive a full ride track scholarship from Walsh University making her the first college graduate in her family. She earned a bachelor’s degree from in May 2022 in digital marketing. She is a child of deaf parents. “I grew up translating for my parents, and I am fluent in ASL (American Sign Language),” Gray said. “My mother taught me sign language when I was a baby, and I use it every day to communicate with my family.” She still lives in Massillon and works with the Stark County Minority Business Association . “I wanted to work for SCMBA because of my passion for entrepreneurship, helping people build their dreams, and being able to have a voice for those in the community that look like me," Gray said. "When I was in college, I started my own hair business to help pay for some expenses on campus such as […]

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