Lauren Gocken, MBA
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Jessica Ramos-Karmaker, MBA
I worked with Lauren during our MBA Marketing course and through McCoy Student Graduate Association. Lauren demonstrates high levels of written communication skills that all projects require. The quality of her work shows Lauren's dedication. While working on a class project, I knew right away that I was able to trust the work that Lauren was submitting. The quality of her research and the depth of her analysis were terrific. Another excellent value that Lauren displays is her adventurous side.
Daniel Vanek, MBA
I was lucky enough to be assigned as a group member with Lauren. early on in the semester I noticed that she had no problem taking on extra responsibility as she offered to edit and consolidate everyone's papers as we created a single 25 page paper on Target Corp. with 15 pages of appendices. Lauren followed through with all of her accepted duties all the way to completion and upheld a very high standard for everything she championed. she was relentless in her requests while still maintaining a high level of professionalism in all of her interactions. Lauren's emotional intelligence and focus on this project prove that she is a natural leader. For this reason she easily took the lead role in our project and led the team to an A+. Great job Lauren! I look forward to working with you again as we continue our MBA experience.
Jessica Ramos-Karmaker, MBA
I worked with Lauren during our MBA Marketing course and through McCoy Student Graduate Association. Lauren demonstrates high levels of written communication skills that all projects require. The quality of her work shows Lauren's dedication. While working on a class project, I knew right away that I was able to trust the work that Lauren was submitting. The quality of her research and the depth of her analysis were terrific. Another excellent value that Lauren displays is her adventurous side.
Daniel Vanek, MBA
I was lucky enough to be assigned as a group member with Lauren. early on in the semester I noticed that she had no problem taking on extra responsibility as she offered to edit and consolidate everyone's papers as we created a single 25 page paper on Target Corp. with 15 pages of appendices. Lauren followed through with all of her accepted duties all the way to completion and upheld a very high standard for everything she championed. she was relentless in her requests while still maintaining a high level of professionalism in all of her interactions. Lauren's emotional intelligence and focus on this project prove that she is a natural leader. For this reason she easily took the lead role in our project and led the team to an A+. Great job Lauren! I look forward to working with you again as we continue our MBA experience.
Jessica Ramos-Karmaker, MBA
I worked with Lauren during our MBA Marketing course and through McCoy Student Graduate Association. Lauren demonstrates high levels of written communication skills that all projects require. The quality of her work shows Lauren's dedication. While working on a class project, I knew right away that I was able to trust the work that Lauren was submitting. The quality of her research and the depth of her analysis were terrific. Another excellent value that Lauren displays is her adventurous side.
Daniel Vanek, MBA
I was lucky enough to be assigned as a group member with Lauren. early on in the semester I noticed that she had no problem taking on extra responsibility as she offered to edit and consolidate everyone's papers as we created a single 25 page paper on Target Corp. with 15 pages of appendices. Lauren followed through with all of her accepted duties all the way to completion and upheld a very high standard for everything she championed. she was relentless in her requests while still maintaining a high level of professionalism in all of her interactions. Lauren's emotional intelligence and focus on this project prove that she is a natural leader. For this reason she easily took the lead role in our project and led the team to an A+. Great job Lauren! I look forward to working with you again as we continue our MBA experience.
Jessica Ramos-Karmaker, MBA
I worked with Lauren during our MBA Marketing course and through McCoy Student Graduate Association. Lauren demonstrates high levels of written communication skills that all projects require. The quality of her work shows Lauren's dedication. While working on a class project, I knew right away that I was able to trust the work that Lauren was submitting. The quality of her research and the depth of her analysis were terrific. Another excellent value that Lauren displays is her adventurous side.
Daniel Vanek, MBA
I was lucky enough to be assigned as a group member with Lauren. early on in the semester I noticed that she had no problem taking on extra responsibility as she offered to edit and consolidate everyone's papers as we created a single 25 page paper on Target Corp. with 15 pages of appendices. Lauren followed through with all of her accepted duties all the way to completion and upheld a very high standard for everything she championed. she was relentless in her requests while still maintaining a high level of professionalism in all of her interactions. Lauren's emotional intelligence and focus on this project prove that she is a natural leader. For this reason she easily took the lead role in our project and led the team to an A+. Great job Lauren! I look forward to working with you again as we continue our MBA experience.
Credentials
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Operations Management Foundations
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Leading Virtually: Vulnerability and Presence when Working from Home
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Leading at a Distance
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Learning Design Thinking: Lead Change in Your Organization
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Managing Virtual Teams
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Project Management for Creative Projects
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Project Management: Preventing Scope Creep
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Supply Chain Foundations
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Adobe Captivate Essential Training
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Financial Accounting Part 1
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Licensed English and Journalism Instructor: Grades 6-12
Texas Education Agency
Experience
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Humanities Texas
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Officer
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Jan 2021 - Present
- Coordinated the organization’s hiring system: o Created and managed an internal applicant tracking system. o Wrote all applicant communications from application receipt through application turndown. o Evaluated applicants through primary and secondary interviews. o Lead the initial onboarding period and managed program introductions. - Coordinated in-person and virtual teacher professional development programs, the semi-annual board of director’s meetings, and Congressional advocacy meetings: o Tracked and managed all vendor/participant documents, contracts, invoices, and expenses. o Developed strong working relationships with board members, teachers, and outside vendors. o Effectively communicated with participants to resolve questions, problems, or complaints. o Exemplified excellent customer service and created a positive atmosphere for participants. o Reviewed logistics details and troubleshot potential challenges/conflicts with project teams. o Reviewed evaluations to identify areas of improvement for future programming. - Analyzed the 50 largest Texas districts to compare Humanities Texas’ reach with school accountability ratings and enrollment; data used to identify five target districts and develop an outreach plan. - Lead the creation of the resource presentation menu by analyzing the most effective curriculum materials and developed a presentation to introduce teachers to HTX education programs. - Lead a database update to create a found set to streamline and increase efficiency for mailout process.
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Texas State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Services Support Staff
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Mar 2020 - Dec 2020
- Evaluated issues and concerns to rapidly address and redirect walk-in and phone inquiries for timely resolution. - Used customer service techniques to create positive customer experiences. - Evaluated issues and concerns to rapidly address and redirect walk-in and phone inquiries for timely resolution. - Used customer service techniques to create positive customer experiences.
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ME 360
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Uganda
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Advertising Services
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Project Assistant
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Jul 2019 - Dec 2019
- Collaborated to plan edits for a new edition of an undergraduate management textbook. - Researched and wrote more than 275 entries for 12 chapters of the textbook. - Collaborated to plan edits for a new edition of an undergraduate management textbook. - Researched and wrote more than 275 entries for 12 chapters of the textbook.
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Georgetown ISD
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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500 - 600 Employee
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Journalism Adviser
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Aug 2013 - Aug 2019
- Increased yearbook sales by 115%, from 220 to 475 books in the first three years and reduced initial program debt from -$4000 to a profit-making program. - Recruited and developed the yearbook staff, from five to 22 students in first three years, which made it possible to increase the book size and the page numbers for the yearbook. - Won the 2017 Individual Innovation Grant to create a flash course and purchase external flash sets. - Both publications won first division awards from the American Scholastic Press Association in 2017 and 2018 after improving staff training, increasing teamwork development, and recruiting year-round. - Managed both school publications which required short- and long-term deadlines, marketing and sales campaigns, and staff management and training. - Negotiated contracts with different publishers, launched the literary magazine program, and created a magazine funding strategy. - Trained all levels of staffs and classes in the Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office, and Google Apps.
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Education
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2018 - 2020
Texas State University
Master of Business Administration, 4.0 -
2008 - 2012
Kansas State University
Bachelor of Science, Secondary Education- English and Journalism
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