Lola Alapo is senior director of strategic communications and marketing for the College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies. She brings to the role more than 20 years of experience in journalism, storytelling, social media, crisis communications, strategic communications, and media relations. She previously served as director of marketing and communications for the University of Tennessee Libraries, and as public information officer for University of Tennessee Public Safety. She also served as communications coordinator and science writer in the campus Office of Communications and Marketing.
Prior to joining UT, Lola worked as a newspaper reporter in New York and Tennessee.
Lola received her Bachelor of Arts degree in print journalism from the City University of New York at Brooklyn College and her Master of Public Policy and Administration degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.