Alumni in Action

An unlikely journey to a successful real estate business

From the Elon bricks to leading a family business, producing a movie, and creating a seltzer company, Shaffer has achieved a broad range of career experiences.

Marissa Mastrocola’s ’13 shares about how her experiences at Elon prepared her for a career in medicine.

The senior manager of partnerships at Penske Entertainment set her sights on a career in the motorsports industry as a child and leveraged what she learned at Elon to find professional success.

From the baseball fields of Elon to working for the New York Yankees and sports media giant Overtime, Alex Day ‘16 has had a riveting and exciting career post-Elon.

Callie Crew ’15 and Jeffrey Cook ’15 are the textbook definition of a power couple. Excelling in different careers, they exemplify how Elon students can find success through varied experiences that lead to opportunities in a range of career fields.

College roommates turned lifelong friends, Horbatuck and Orfe formed Driftline, a water sport activewear company.

Diagnosed with Friedreich's Ataxia, a rare degenerative disease, Avery serves as an ambassador for others with the illness while also pursuing her passions through nonprofit work with the NFL Foundation. 

Jack Corby ‘22 expands his horizons as a Fulbright Scholar teaching in Bulgaria, and finds his passion for education and community engagement.

Blunt has a career that exemplifies the experiential learning received at Elon, particularly in the School of Communications, and how one opportunity can change the entire trajectory of your career.