Lauren Sears
- Director, Digital Communications, Hiring Our Heroes
Lauren Sears serves as director of digital communications for Hiring Our Heroes, an initiative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. In this role, she leads the organization's digital communications strategy, overseeing email marketing, audience engagement, marketing technology, performance reporting, and digital outreach efforts that connect veterans, transitioning service members, military spouses, and caregivers with career opportunities and resources. As the spouse of a U.S. Army veteran, Lauren brings both a professional and personal commitment to supporting the military community.
Before joining Hiring Our Heroes, Lauren built a career spanning higher education, the public sector, and nonprofit organizations, where she specialized in digital communications, analytics, information management, and process improvement. She has led communications and technology initiatives at Sam Houston State University and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, helping organizations use data, digital tools, and user-centered design to improve decision-making and better serve their audiences.
Lauren holds a Master of Science in Library and Information Studies from The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Outside of work, Lauren can usually be found with a book in hand, painting outdoors, or planning the next family adventure, often with a museum, historic site, or local bookstore on the itinerary.
