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UN Environment ProgrammeIntern, Faith for Earth Initiative
May. 2023 - Aug. 2023Nairobi County, KenyaSupported UN Environmental Programme's Faith for Earth team. Assisted COP 28 Faith Pavilion Core Planning Team. Led formulation of PR Firm Terms of Reference for securing Faith Pavilion media placements across all channels. Supported director in preparing speech for UN Environmental Programme's Deputy Executive Director. Supported finalization of “Guidelines for Green Faith Festivals” as editor, aiming to highlight good earth care practices for festivals like Holi, Yom Kippur, Eid al-Fitr and Ramadan, and others to drive more environmentally conscious communities.
Freelance (Self employed)Public Speaker
Jan. 2023Offer reflections, speeches, and sermons at churches and organizations across Connecticut. Organizes and leads services, rituals, and blessings to support reflections.
Yale Divinity SchoolFounder and Facilitator, Yale Chaplaincy Circle
Sep. 2022Founded and facilitates Yale Chaplaincy Circle. Hosts monthly meetings for current and future spiritual leaders to be nurtured by deepening connection, building relationships, and learning alongside each other.
Freelance (Self employed)Podcaster, Audio Essay Producer
Jan. 2022Produced a series of audio essays for WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE, which can be viewed at https://laurenmaxwell.substack.com/podcast.
Self EmployedCo-founder, Mozart for a Cause
Sep. 2018 - Dec. 2022Greenville, South Carolina AreaRecognized need for progressive, issue-driven fundraising based on inclusivity and diversity in Greenville, SC. Co-founded Mozart for a Cause as an annual community-led celebration where progressive Southerners can gather around classical music in an intimate, accessible setting. Generated community support and donations of talent, time, space, food, and drink. Highlighted immigrant family separation in year one, and the climate crisis in year two.
Parnassus BooksBookseller
Jan. 2018 - Dec. 2019Nashville, Tennessee, United StatesConnected people to stories and loved every second of it.
Freelance (Self employed)Writer
Jul. 2017New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesWrites essays for publication in journals and magazines. Has written, produced, designed, and published "a column for people asking life's big questions" called WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE regularly since 2019.
Read more at laurenmaxwell.substack.com.
IBMStoryteller and Communications Lead, Product Management & Design
Mar. 2016 - Sep. 2017RemoteFor IBM Collaboration Solutions, explored the place where humans meet tech. Our products were meant to transform the culture of companies using them, and it was my job to tell those stories. Created marketing collateral, client-facing presentations, and internal and external communications assets while managing the portfolio narrative for the product management and design team. Crafted speeches, articles, presentations, and other communications materials for executive team, including CIO, SVPs, and GMs as needed.
IBMStoryteller & Communications Strategist, Social Cloud Deployment and Adoption
Mar. 2015 - Mar. 2016RemoteAs an internal communicator in IBM's Office of the CIO, shaped communications for our deployment of IBM Connections Cloud and Verse to 450,000+ IBMers across the globe. Helped move 500,000 mailboxes to the cloud in nine months, a pace never before seen in the industry. My focus was making IT communications simple, human, and relatable–focusing on employee engagement rather than IT jargon. Drove IBM's collaborative culture by communicating business value of a #newwaytowork through storytelling. Thanks to a worldwide culture of participation, IBMers were able to access greater innovation, agility, efficiency, and client success. Supported IBM's transformation through our Millennial Corps and a stretch assignment with the Worldwide Engagement Team.
IBMStoryteller & Communications Strategist, Social Business Transformation
Oct. 2014 - Apr. 2015RemoteI was the resident storyteller on a global team building a culture of participation at IBM and uncovered, packaged, and amplified stories of IBMers driving innovation across the company.
Prosper Public RelationsAssociate Account Executive, Community Manager, Marketing Strategist
Mar. 2013 - Oct. 2014Chicago, IL (Remote)At Prosper Public Relations, Lauren developed marketing strategy, created content marketing assets tailored to client needs, managed client social networks, produced social content, planned editorial calendars, wrote various forms of marketing collateral, tracked metrics, managed reporting, and interfaced regularly with clients. Her ability to use social media to build community was complemented by her strong writing skills and love of collaboration.
South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and HumanitiesCoordinator of External Communications
Sep. 2011 - Jan. 2014Greenville, SCSCGSAH is a public residential high school for emerging artists that has been ranked the 42nd best high school in the nation by Newsweek Magazine. On their behalf, Lauren facilitated relationship building throughout SC, developed and implemented recruitment strategy, and raised awareness about SCGSAH opportunities. She created an appreciation campaign for educators to stimulate community engagement, and she crafted communication strategies to advance enrollment initiatives. Lauren worked closely with faculty to build a recruitment base, and each year, coordinated a music outreach tour to share classical music in South Carolina schools.
Yellow Barn Music FestivalProduction Manager
May. 2011 - Aug. 2011Putney, VTLauren planned and executed all events related to the intensive seven week festival from a logistical standpoint and managed two production interns.
Johns Hopkins UniversityAdmissions - Office of Summer and Intersession Programs
Feb. 2010 - Aug. 2010Baltimore, Maryland AreaLauren helped to facilitate an effective admissions and orientation process for JHU's Summer and Intersession Programs and served as key point of contact for applicants and their families.
Johns Hopkins UniversityGraduate Teaching Assistant
Aug. 2008 - Dec. 2010Baltimore, MDLauren taught two weekly sections of JHU's Introduction to Western Classical Music course, based on 'First Nights' by Thomas Kelly.
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