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Lauren N. Parks

Chicago,IL

Summary

Experienced with coordinating program operations and administrative tasks to ensure efficient workflow. Utilizes organizational skills and effective communication to support team objectives. Knowledge of managing schedules, coordinating events, and fostering collaboration among team members.

Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and good communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Associate

H&M HENNES & MAURITZ
04.2025 - Current
  • Engaged with customers to effectively build rapport and lasting relationships.
  • Solved customer challenges by offering relevant products and services.
  • Engaged with customers to build rapport and loyalty.
  • Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.
  • Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations.

Program Assistant

NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW
09.2022 - 03.2025
  • Provide administrative and marketing support to the Dean, Directors, and the Alumni Relations development team at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • Coordinate law students’ mentorship programs and deliver resources to law school donors
  • Assist in the coordination of alumni events (75 to date) such as reunion and alumni chapter events, student speaker series, and law school discussions with attorney generals and present law students

Research Assistant

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
03.2022 - 06.2022
  • Participated in research on the stress factors that target young black students in the Chicagoland area
  • Conducted mental health interventions for adolescents at Chicago Public Schools and co-taught psychological interventions on how to combat stress and violence to freshmen high school students
  • Supervised the implementation of psychological interventions to combat stress, across three different Chicago Public Schools

Internship

HANDS OFF CAIN
09.2021 - 12.2021
  • Conducted database research regarding countries’ policies on the death penalty and death penalty-related crimes against women, children, and people of color
  • Updated the organization’s web database and researched recent death penalty crimes and information that appeared on their website

Tour Guide

OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
05.2019 - 06.2021
  • Provided tours to incoming students and their families. Interviewed prospective students and answered questions
  • Conducted tours to donors who visited Occidental College
  • Participated in discussions and college fair events for prospective students

Research Assistant

OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
01.2019 - 05.2021
  • Researched the mental schemas and behaviors of college students in the Cognitive Science Department at Occidental College
  • Research student participants’ cognitive biases, prejudices, and schemas, as part of a larger multi-university research effort

Research Assistant

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
06.2017 - 08.2017
  • Conducted research on healthy lifestyles as it relates to the mind and body

Summer Intern

MIKVA SUMMER FELLOWS PROGRAM
06.2017 - 08.2017
  • Addressed food desert issues in Chicago, as well as performed administrative tasks for State Senator Kwame Raoul’s office

Intern

MIKVA YOUTH TEEN HEALTH COUNCIL
06.2016 - 06.2017
  • Worked with 30 Chicago area high school students to address the stigma associated with mental illness
  • Examined ways to increase mental health awareness and access to resources in underserved communities
  • Researched and provided mental health policy recommendations to the Chicago Department of Public Health and the Chicago Public Schools’ Office of Student Health and Wellness
  • Created a mental health curriculum to assist teachers in responding to students with mental health issues
  • Assisted in writing a grant to create peer support groups in Chicago Public Schools
  • Assisted in implementing Wellness Days at Chicago Public Schools to promote effective coping strategies for students experiencing anxiety and depression
  • Contributed to the Kennedy Community Forum, Young Minds: Building Resilience and Well-Being for the Next Generation, a leadership initiative founded by Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy that addresses mental health and addiction challenges faced by youth.

Education

Bachelor in Science - Psychology, Minor - Black Studies

OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
Los Angeles, CA
06.2021

High School Diploma -

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LABORATORY SCHOOLS
06.2017

Skills

  • Developed a mental health curriculum and policy recommendations that improved access to resources for underserved communities while at Mikva Challenge
  • Administrative support
  • Program administration
  • Event coordination
  • Event planning
  • Expense reports
  • Community Engagement
  • Upselling
  • Promotional support
  • Retail loss prevention
  • Product sales
  • Experienced with coordinating program operations and administrative tasks to ensure efficient workflow
  • Utilizes organizational skills and effective communication to support team objectives
  • Knowledge of managing schedules, coordinating events, and fostering collaboration among team members
  • Mental Health Advocacy
  • Successfully coordinated over 75 alumni events, enhancing community engagement at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • Conducted impactful research on stress factors affecting young black students, contributing to mental health interventions in Chicago Public Schools

Timeline

Sales Associate

H&M HENNES & MAURITZ
04.2025 - Current

Program Assistant

NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW
09.2022 - 03.2025

Research Assistant

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
03.2022 - 06.2022

Internship

HANDS OFF CAIN
09.2021 - 12.2021

Tour Guide

OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
05.2019 - 06.2021

Research Assistant

OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
01.2019 - 05.2021

Research Assistant

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
06.2017 - 08.2017

Summer Intern

MIKVA SUMMER FELLOWS PROGRAM
06.2017 - 08.2017

Intern

MIKVA YOUTH TEEN HEALTH COUNCIL
06.2016 - 06.2017

Bachelor in Science - Psychology, Minor - Black Studies

OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE

High School Diploma -

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LABORATORY SCHOOLS

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