Mark Cryan

Worked for over twenty years in professional sports, amateur sports, recreation and public relations.  Spent four years as GM of the Cleveland Indians affiliate in Burlington, North Carolina and later served as athletic director for the Burlington Recreation & Parks Department for five years. Previous work experience includes marketing, sales and management duties in the NHL, minor league baseball and hockey.  Worked in publicity for two New York-based agencies with clients including heavyweight boxing champion Riddick Bowe, speedskater Dan Jansen and the Meadowlands Grand Prix. Author of Cradle of the Game: Baseball & Ballparks in North Carolina (August Publications, 2008, 2nd Ed. 2014). A founder of the Coastal Plain League. Served as Chairman of the Alamance County Tourism Development Authority and is a past board member of Alamance-Burlington Sports Development Council, Piedmont Carolinas Red Cross, and Alamance Partnership for Children. Areas of interest and research include physical activity programs for underserved youth and the business of baseball. Leads Winter Term study abroad class to the Dominican Republic, studying the business of baseball and the tourism industry.  Began as an adjunct at Elon in 2007 and joined the faculty full-time in 2012.