Rachel Raimist – a television director, producer and scholar – has been named the academic director of the Elon in Los Angeles program. An award-winning filmmaker and professor, Raimist is most widely known for “Nobody Knows My Name,” the first documentary about women in hip-hop distributed by Women Makes Movies. In the newly created position, she will take a lead role in coordinating and expanding the academic offerings in the Los Angeles program and providing oversight on LA-based internships in partnership with J McMerty ’00. As an associate professor in cinema and television arts, she will also teach and advise students participating in the program’s year-round offerings. To get to know Raimist better, click #LinkInBio. #ElonComm #ElonInLA