Lauryn Polo
Associate Director of Social Media Communications
Department: University Communications
Office and address: Truitt Hall, office 107A 2030 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244
Email: lpolo@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-7403
Brief Biography
Like many Elon students, Lauryn Polo is a New Jersey Native. She attained her BA in English in 2014 from High Point University, and her MA in Writing from Lenior Rhyne Asheville in 2016. Since then she has spent her career immersed in social media in the healthcare nonprofit world. She started at Elon in the Fall of 2021. She is currently the secretary of the Staff Advisory Council, head of the Social Media ERG and runs the student Social Media Ambassador program. Lauryn is a runner, she can be found on her lunch breaks or after work running around campus.
Education
B.A., High Point University, English-Writing, 2014
M.A., Lenior Rhyne University, Asheville, Writing, 2016
Certificate in Narrative Medicine, Lenior Rhyne University, 2016
Employment History
Associate. Director of Social Media Communications, Elon University, July 2024- Present
Social Media Manager, Elon University, September 2021 to July 2024
Social Media Specialist, National Hemophilia Foundation, April 2019 to August 2021
Social Media & Communications Assistant, EnCourage Kids Foundation, July 2017 to July 2018
Skills
Social Media, Storytelling, Editing, Teamwork, Project Management, Photography, Photo Editing, Adobe Suites, 12-Passenger Van Driver