# Megan vanVollenhoven

> Megan vanVollenhoven is an Atlanta-based communications professional working as CEO Communications Coordinator at Delta Air Lines. A University of South Carolina public relations alumna, she served consecutive terms on PRSSA’s National Committee, worked with The Carolina Agency and the 2024 USC Bateman Team, and has written about professional ethics, student-run agencies, and mentorship.

- **Role:** CEO Communications Coordinator at Delta Air Lines
- **Organizations:** Delta Air Lines, Public Relations Student Society of America, University of South Carolina, The Carolina Agency, Phi Mu
- **Education:** Public relations; minors in informatics and music industry studies, University of South Carolina
- **Known for:** First member of USC’s PRSSA chapter elected to the PRSSA National Committee, in 2023., Helped USC’s PRSSA chapter increase membership by more than 50% as vice president of membership., Recipient of the 2023 Robin M. Urbanski Memorial Scholarship.

## Career timeline

- **2020-2021** — Served as South Carolina SkillsUSA state president while a Chapin High student studying Law Enforcement Services at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies.
- **2022-2023** — Served as vice president of membership for USC’s PRSSA chapter; an October 2023 biography credits her with helping increase membership by more than 50%.
- **2023-2024** — PRSSA national vice president of professional development; first member of USC’s chapter elected to the National Committee.
- **2024** — Member of USC’s Bateman Team and a Global Communications Intern at Delta Air Lines.
- **2024-2025** — PRSSA national vice president of career services.
- **2024-12** — Hosted a PRSSA podcast conversation with Delta communications leader Gina Laughlin, published December 6.
- **2025-02** — Described shadowing Delta’s CEO communications team on Profit Sharing Day.
- **2026** — Ohio State PRSSA’s 2026-2027 programming calendar identifies her as Delta’s CEO Communications Coordinator.

## Achievements

- First member of USC’s PRSSA chapter elected to the PRSSA National Committee, in 2023.
- Helped USC’s PRSSA chapter increase membership by more than 50% as vice president of membership.
- Recipient of the 2023 Robin M. Urbanski Memorial Scholarship.
- Second-place recipient of the 2024 Betsy Plank/PRSSA Scholarship.
- Selected for the inaugural EMERGE leadership academy cohort.
- Listed among summa cum laude honorees in USC’s 2025 SJMC student awards announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Ohio State PRSSA’s 2026-2027 calendar listed her for an October 7 career preparation session and identified her as CEO Communications Coordinator at Delta Air Lines; the listing does not establish whether the session occurred.
- **2025-04** — USC listed her among summa cum laude honorees in its SJMC awards coverage.
- **2025-02** — Published a February 27 essay about mentorship and her podcast conversation with Gina Laughlin.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-vanvollenhoven

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