Lauren Eiten Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Edited and publicized a Canadian bestselling book, The Art of Diplomacy• Pitched and booked media appearances for Ambassador Heyman to both Canadian and American national press outlets

Greater Chicago Area

• Served as a Community Specialist in Flint, Michigan to connect residents to care during the Water Crisis• Supervised an 8-person Public Engagement Team for 8 weeks in Flint who engaged with over 4,000 residents• Organized a workshop series in Flint to respond to residents’ requests for information, such as Federal Grants 101• Organized a paid and earned media campaign called “Care for Flint” increasing website views by over 1000%• Developed regional action plan for opioid outreach and serve as regional lead• Planned first ever Federal Prescription Drug Take Back Day in Chicago collecting nearly 100 pounds

Chicago, Il

• Spearheaded the development of a mapping tool to help locate the remaining uninsured, which earned an award from the Federal Executive Board• Garnered earned media to raise public awareness about the Open Enrollment Period by hosting over 30 press conferences with elected officials including high-level elected officials including Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, HUD Secretary Castro, and White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett as well as the first one by our office focused on the LGBT community, which generated 7 press hits• Partnered with USDA Rural Development State Directors in Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin to host targeted press calls focused on drawing rural media outlets resulting in at least 13 press hits reaching thousands of rural Americans• Developed and assisted an ACA outreach coalition in Champaign County, resulting in Champaign being in the top twenty media markets whose enrollment grew by 15% or more• Organized an enrollment event in Bloomington, IL in light of layoffs at the Mitsubishi plant to 600 former employees

Chicago, Illinois Area

-Managed two priority community coalitions in targeted key cities and assisted with all the other coalitions in region-Planned and executed numerous press conferences throughout the region with local Congressional legislators, mayors, and other local elected officials -Prepared press advisories and press releases on an almost daily basis-Disseminated press advisories and releases to media representatives and answered media inquiries-Established and maintained relationships with print and broadcast media representatives in order to create interview opportunities for the Director-Managed the office's social media-Represented the Regional Director in numerous settings including speaking to coalition groups about our office's efforts, participating in strategic calls with key partners, and partaking in internal planning calls with federal partners to develop policy and program guidance-Developed strategy for Director on how to maximize final month of Affordable Care Act campaign-Wrote speeches and talking points for Director on a regular basis-Handled speaking and interview requests-Disseminated important Health and Human Services policy and guidance to coalitions so they could develop strategies to achieve their goals

Springfield, Illinois Area

-Collaborated closely with state agencies on federal grants, policy issues, and state projects, such as the Department of Housing & Urban Development Resiliency Competition grant and the state’s comments on the President’s Clean Power Plan-Researched and analyzed policy on a wide scale of issues and aided with agricultural, environmental, and natural resources legislation -Assisted Deputy Chief of Staff with overseeing Illinois Department of Agriculture, Illinois Department of Environmental Protection Agency, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Manage and maintain relationships with state agencies, the 20 Illinois congressional offices, the White House, the National Governors Association, and federal agencies-Oversaw the Federal Fiscal Year 2015 Priorities book project, which involved coordinating with 32 -state agencies and compiling over 100 funding requests in order to align state requests with the federal appropriation process-Analyze and track federal legislation in order to assist state agencies in implementing federal policies -Monitor constituent affairs for the Governor’s Washington D.C office including health care assistance-Draft and edit correspondence from the State to federal entities-Manage Congressional and federal agency scheduling for the Governor, visiting state agency directors, and other Illinois representatives

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Represented NOW at Congressional briefings on women’s issues -Responsible for writing weekly blog posts for the website to inform the public about women’s issues-Updated records for more than 500 local and campus chapters, ran membership reports for chapter leaders, and catalogued media requests-Organized chapter leaders in a National Day of Action to remove Rush Limbaugh from the air-Assisted with NOW’s social media including a Tweet Chat for our Love Your Body campaign

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Activities and Societies: • University of Illinois Law Review, Internet & Symposium Editor • 2020 ABA National Negotiation Competition 9th.

Master Of Arts, Political Science

Civic Leadership Program

Bachelor Of Arts, Major: Political Science Minor: Environmental Studies