CONNECTIONS

By: Joanna Barrett (Epsilon Epsilon 2007/JWU North Miami)

Working for The Rocket City Trash Pandas in Alabama, a proud Double-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, is a dream for Lauren Dale (Epsilon Chi 2018/Minnesota Duluth). Lauren is learning a lot about how her sorority experience is connected to her career in the sports marketing world as a Creative Media Associate for the Rocket City Trash Pandas since March.

Growing up playing sports in Chanhassen, Minnesota, Lauren has always considered athletics an important part of her life. Unsure where she wanted to go with a career after graduating from the University of Minnesota-Duluth with a degree in Marketing and Graphic Design, Lauren took an internship with a summer baseball team in Duluth. Lauren served as a Marketing and Sales Manager during her internship with the Duluth Huskies, and this experience solidified that this was the field she wanted to develop a career in.

Lauren says, “I fell in love with the fact that it was something different every day and the rush that I got from games is unlike anything else.” While working on rebranding and expanding the social media platforms for the teams, it was very exciting for Lauren to hear the feedback from sports fans and her colleagues.