The spring 2016 graduate from Washington, D.C., began a two-year term on the Board of Trustees June 1.
The Elon University Board of Trustees has elected spring 2016 graduate Douglas Spencer Jr. to a two-year term as a youth trustee on the board. Spencer is from Washington, D.C., and earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a management concentration and a minor in leadership studies. This fall he will be attending Columbia University School of Law after participating this summer in a selective Sponsors of Education Opportunity Law Program internship with the prestigious WilmerHale law firm in Washington, D.C.
Spencer is a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honors Society. He served as an Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellow and as alumni relations coordinator for Elon’s Black Student Union. He also served as president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and as an admissions tour guide.
As a student, Spencer coordinated two programs, Men of Character, a mentoring program at Grove Park Elementary School in Burlington, N.C.; and the Alamance Youth Academy Summit, a program in which more than 60 local middle school students learn the importance of leadership through hands-on activities.
Spencer studied abroad in London and was an executive intern in the Office of University Advancement. He also completed two off-campus internships, serving as marketing intern for CenturyLink Government in Arlington, Va., and as a research and business development intern for Bishop Walker School for Boys in Washington, D.C.
Spencer’s term on the board of trustees began on June 1.