Linda Lashendock

Linda Maria Lashendock leads the award winning Office of Elon Television as Elon University’s Assistant Director of Instructional Technologies. She produces creative video/audio pieces through project management, ensures successful university events, develops budgets and strategic planning, mentors over 100 students with an engaged learning program, ESTV with five student shows, supports the School of Communication to ensure students have access to first-class digital/HDV equipment, and works closely with four ETV colleagues.

Before coming to Elon, Lashendock worked for more than 20 years at CNN. She started in the Washington, D.C. bureau as an intern and soon was producing “LIVE” interviews with White House officials, legislators and international leaders. Later, Lashendock became the Producer-Editor covering the White House beat under Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton and then advanced to Manager of News Production for the D.C. bureau. Lashendock has earned several awards for her academic and corporate works, including an Edward R. Murrow Award; several Emmy’s including one for the coverage of 911, and several Broadcast Educational Association and Telly awards.

Today, Lashendock is pursuing a Master’s degree at UNCG focusing on Sustainability while working at Elon University. She anticipates to receive her masters degree in May 2010.

E-mail: llashendock@elon.edu