Lauren Gooding

Graduate student in Sports and Recreation Leadership with a background in strategic communication and hands-on experience in marketing, events, and stakeholder engagement. Skilled in project management, branding, and client relations, with proven ability to balance Division I athletics, academics, and professional responsibilities. Passionate about leveraging sports to drive meaningful connections, enhance athlete development, and deliver impactful marketing and event experiences.

• Travelling
• Cooking
• Hiking
• Lego Technic Models
• Sneaker Design & Development

• Coached young beginners in rackets, utilising personalised and motivating instruction techniques resulting in significant improvements in skills and enthusiasm for the sport.
• Represented JET Golf Sky at golf events, engaging customers to promote products and services, resulting in increased brand awareness and industry relationships.
• Demonstrated effective leadership by managing multiple sports matches and teams, fostering teamwork and achieving successful outcomes in various competitions at Wellington College.
• Worked as a volunteer at the 2020 Solheim Cup in Scotland, assisting with match scoring in a highly competitive international golf tournament.

• Division 1 Golf Scholarship recipient at CU Boulder and JMU; successfully balanced athletics and academics, contributed to team success, and developed strong communication skills.
• As a WGCA All-American Scholar, I maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher while competing as an amateur on my college golf team.