Lauren Boots

Lauren Boots is a PR pro living the dream in New York City. Her latest career endeavours include a run through the sports media industry, working with nationally-ranked collegiate teams alongside local, regional and national media.

Most recently, Boots served as the Assistant Director of Sports Information and Media Relations at the highly acclaimed Ivy League institution and top-ranked journalism school, Columbia University. In addition to managing Columbia Athetics' social media outreach, Boots covered a variety of sports including tennis, volleyball, basketball, baseball, golf, fencing and swimming.

Boots kicked off her career with her alma mater's Fightin' Blue Hens at the University of Delaware after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communication. Working with the UD Athletic Department, Boots was the primary media contact for tennis, lacrosse, volleyball, and most notably, All-American Elena Delle Donne and the nationally-ranked women's basketball squad.

Aside from sports media, Boots has held internships across multiple communication fields, gaining experience in public relations at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, HP-Intel, Shamlian Creative, Tipton Communications and Dealcatcher.com. She also spent more than two years writing for the student-run newspaper at UD.