Lauren Taras

Lauren Taras has a varied work experience that spans multiple industries. Lauren most recently worked at Vellabox as the PR and Brand Partnerships Lead. Prior to that, they held the position of Public Relations Associate at Vellabox. Before joining Vellabox, Lauren was an Account Associate at OSU The PRactice. Lauren also worked as an Ohio Union Events Office Student Administrative Assistant at The Ohio State University. Lauren'sprevious experience includes roles such as Vice President of Human Resources and Director of Recruitment at PSE Ohio State, Student Reporter, Anchor, and Director at Buckeye TV (Channel 19), Vice President of Communications at the Exercise is Medicine Club at Ohio State, and various positions at Cielo Cafe, Instacart, City of Independence, Ohio, USA, and Cleveland Clinic. Lauren's work experience showcases their skills in public relations, event planning, human resources, communications, and customer service.

Lauren Taras has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Strategic Communication with a minor in Business from The Ohio State University, which they obtained from 2017 to 2021. Lauren also studied European History at Ionian University in 2019. Before attending college, they completed their high school education at Independence High School from 2013 to 2017. In 2016, Lauren briefly studied Economics at Cuyahoga Community College. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications, including Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for All from LinkedIn in September 2020, Water Safety Instructor from the American Red Cross in March 2017, Google Analytics Beginner from Google in November 2019, Human Research Subjects Protection from CITI Program in September 2019, and the American Red Cross Lifeguard Certificate in March 2016.