Elyse is from St. Louis and is a student at the Univeristy of Missouri studying Journalism with a focus on Strategic Communications and Political Science with minors in Business and American Constitutional Democracy. She plans on attending law school to study intellectual property. Her experience includes the Princeton Summer Journalism Program, the Washington Journalism and Media Conference, the Washington University Communications Institute, and she is a published author in Mizzou’s Artifacts magazine. Elyse has experience working in marketing and the Missouri State Capitol for the Missouri Senate. She is involved in American Advertising Federation, Women in Media, Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, and Phi Alpha Delta International Pre-Law Fraternity on campus. Elyse enjoys academics, traveling, writing, and spending time with family and friends.