As Program Manager, Lauren will work hand-in-hand with SHA students ensuring their success in our experiential learning opportunities, primarily the Charles Kane Family Internship Program, while growing the program through community and alumnae partnerships. Lauren will also foster leadership development programming at Sacred Heart Model School, helping our youngest learners embark on their leadership journey.
The Jean Frazier Leadership Institute has grown exponentially since its founding in 2017, inspiring and empowering all Sacred Heart students by continually adding authentic leadership experiences, opportunities, and programming. Adding Lauren as Program Manager will allow the Institute, the first of its kind in Louisville, to reach new heights in providing leadership and career development initiatives and transforming the lives of our students.
Lauren comes to Sacred Heart from Bellarmine University’s Office of Career Development, where she has served as the Assistant Director of Employer Engagement and Experiential Learning and as Employer Engagement Coordinator since 2017. Among many duties, Lauren managed the curricular and co-curricular internship initiatives across campus. Before joining Bellarmine, Lauren worked in Media and Digital Advertising with local firms Price Weber and Bandy Carroll Hellige.
Lauren says, “As a lifelong learner, experiential education has guided every curve of my professional journey. My roles at Bellarmine allowed me to harness my passions within education, working to engage students and alums toward meaningful career discovery. I am confident that my commitment to this experiential education as a transformative student experience will allow me to further the overarching goals of the JFLI and the vision of Sacred Heart Schools.”
Lauren values her Catholic education both in high school and at Bellarmine. She graduated from Bellarmine in December 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Minors in Theater and Theology. She returned to Bellarmine, earning her Master of Arts in Communication in December 2018.
Lauren Hitron, Director of the Jean Frazier Leadership Institute, says, “Lauren is mission-driven and committed to empowering young people to become confident leaders. Her demonstrated success in building experiential programming will help the Jean Frazier Leadership Institute grow the Charles Kane Family Internship Program, community partnerships, and other leadership initiatives to provide new and meaningful opportunities for our students. I look forward to partnering with Lauren to continue to build an unprecedented leadership program at Sacred Heart Schools.”
Lauren has been married for seven years, and she and her husband welcomed daughter Charlotte in 2022.