Angela Myers is a junior at Elon University majoring in PWR with minors in Spanish, Latin American Studies, and History. Angela works in Elon’s Writing Center, is an Honors Fellow, and volunteers with the Village Project. When not in classes, she can be found writing in coffee shops, rereading Pride and Prejudice, or planning her next travel adventure.

Hayden McConnell is a senior Professional Writing and Rhetoric major with minors in Digital Art and Multimedia Authoring. Professionally, she works in the Digital Art Studio on campus. Her plans for after graduation in May of 2020 are to begin her career in the marketing field where she can utilize her writing skills as well as her love for design. 

Leah Graf is a senior at Elon University majoring in Strategic Communications with minors in Professional Selling and Professional Writing Studies. At Elon, Leah has been involved in  Live Oak Communications, a student-run strategic agency that creates integrated communications plans for local clients. Her professional experiences include internships at the American Cancer Society, NBC News Public Relations and NBC Entertainment Publicity. Following her May 2020 graduation, Leah plans to pursue a career in corporate communications that utilizes her marketing and writing skills.

Myrta Santana-Santini was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and moved to North Carolina the summer before starting college. She is an Odyssey Scholar at Elon University double majoring in Art History and Professional Writing and Rhetoric. Professionally, she works on campus as a student assistant for both the office of the Provost and the Registrar. After her graduation on May 2021, she hopes to pursue a career in the publishing and editing industry, where she can combine her passion for words and reading.

Abby Fuller is from Dallas, TX and is a Junior at Elon University, majoring in English, with a concentration in Creative Writing, and Professional Writing and Rhetoric and minoring in Environmental Studies. Professionally, she works at the Elon’s Writing Center, nannies in Alamance County, and volunteers with Young Life. She is also the Non-Fiction Editor for Colonnades literary magazine and enjoys reading novels, writing, and hiking. After graduation, she wants to pursue her MFA in Creative Writing and move back to Texas. 

Stephanie Neu is a student at Elon University, double majoring in Professional Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) and English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. Stephanie is involved in various leadership positions at Elon’s Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, Elon Feminists, as well as Kappa Delta Sorority. She is also a member of Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society and the 2022 Periclean Scholars cohort. Professionally, Stephanie has interned for Newport Presbyterian Church, Fairwood Press, and edited children’s picture and board books for Joel Chalmers.

Erica Payne is a senior at Elon University pursuing a BA in Journalism and a minor in Professional Writing Studies. During the summer of 2018, she worked as an editorial intern where she edited and published articles for Townvibe Magazine. This is where she developed her passion for lifestyle journalism, specifically fashion and health and wellness. She recently concluded her summer internships as an Editorial Intern for PureWow and a Style, Planning, and Fashion Intern for The Knot.