Lauren Gilbert Email & Phone Number

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

Hershey, Pa.

-Planned, promoted and executed the Hershey Half Marathon, Hershey 10K and Tour de Chocolate Town Bike Tour-Recruited, coordinated and supervised volunteers for these events, as well as oversaw training and development-Acted as liaison between community beneficiaries: Children's Miracle Network at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital, Aaron's Acres, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central PA & PA Family Support Alliance-Oversaw / created content for the Chocolate Town Challenges Facebook page-Proofread marketing collateral and website content-Handled administrative duties: event invoices, billing, database management, meeting minutes

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Area

-Wrote a feature story for the 2013 Little League Magazine that was published and distributed to over 1 million people-Wrote 9 game summaries for the 2012 Little League Baseball World Series Tournament website-Wrote 6 feature stories on a variety of the 16 teams participating in the tournament-Attended press conferences to gain information and quotes-Interviewed coaches and players to acquire necessary information for game summaries and feature stories

Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

-Wrote draft press releases, articles, media advisories, fact sheets, key messages and other communication tools-Updated media lists for both the Camp Hill and Pittsburgh regions-Organized binders with signage and planning aspects of three major internal events: I am Highmark, Delaware Employee Launch, and Olympic Supplier -Assisted with the filming of an internal video to promote giving to Highmark's United Way Campaign-Pitched to newspapers and tv stations for Highmark's 10th Annual Fun, Fit and Fabulous Women's Health Conference-Created media training documents for print, television and radio interviews-Wrote several articles for Highmark's internal news site, Highwire-Worked closely with public relations, internal communications and community affairs to brand a consistent image-Attended/observed weekly meetings and assisted with internal/external Highmark fundraising events

Master'S Degree, Integrated Marketing Communications

Bachelor Of Arts, Communications; Public Relations, Advertising, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Varsity Softball 2010 - 2013, PRSSA, Sterling Communications - Internal Communications Manager 2012-2013, Work.