BERKLEY BRYANT

Berkley Bryant of Anderson, South Carolina, was crowned Miss Volunteer America 2025 on June 22nd in Jackson, Tennessee. As the National Winner, she assumes the role as a National Ambassador for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and National Brand Ambassador for The Salvation Army. She is a 23-year-old honor graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and a minor in Biological Sciences where she was awarded Clemson University Miss Homecoming 2022 which was voted on by the student body. She received a Palmetto Fellows and National Society of Collegiate Scholars recognition while at Clemson.

While at Clemson, Berkley was a member of the Clemson University Tiger Dancers and served as the Director of Marketing, as well as Clemson University Tour Guide Association promoting the school for three years. Bryant enjoyed building her presentation skills as a member of the Sales Innovation Program where she received top honors in the Elevator Pitch and Social Selling Competitions in front of numerous corporations and Clemson University donors. She was a member of Volunteers for ClemsonLIFE Organization for four years, Alpha Delta Pi and served as Team Captain for Clemson Miracle’s Dance Marathon fundraiser with the team raising over $23,000 that year. She continues to support Clemson University as an Alumni Ambassador for Community Outreach.

She was the St. Jude Walk/Run Top Fundraiser for Miss Volunteer America Team, St. Jude Walk/Run Team Captain, is a 5- time recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Service Gold Medal Level of Achievement, and National Miracle Maker Award Winner. She has also volunteered for Susan G. Komen, the Ronald McDonald House, Boys and Girls Club, Special Olympics and created her own podcast called “Crown Talk.” A resolution was passed in the South Carolina House of Representatives honoring Berkley for her leadership and commitment to volunteer service in 2019.

Berkley’s S.E.R.V.E. initiative is “Set the Pace for Inclusion #StrongerTogether” in which she advocates for a culture of inclusion through the acceptance and celebration of our differences. Growing up as a military child, she realized the desperate need for inclusion programs and No Bully Zone pledges to help kids become #StrongerTogether and how the lack of acceptance can lead young people to become involved in drugs and alcohol. To help combat this through a partnership with D.A.R.E. and School Resource Officers in classrooms, Berkley loves utilizing every opportunity to cultivate conversation and build relationships that will leave lasting impact.

Berkley is a D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Ambassador where she encourages students to learn good decisionmaking skills alongside school resource officers. She developed a partnership between Miss South Carolina Volunteer and the D.A.R.E. Program through the local Sheriff’s Department traveling over 30,000 miles and delivering more than 35 presentations to school children across the state of South Carolina. She hopes to develop this relationship nationwide during her year of service as Miss Volunteer America.

Berkley is inspired to elevate the Miss Volunteer America national partnerships with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and The Salvation Army throughout her year of service as Miss Volunteer America and is already working extremely hard to impact the organization and leave an incredible legacy.