Lauren Brendel
System Director, Marketing and Communications for Bozeman Health
Lauren serves as the system director of marketing and communications for Bozeman Health, overseeing all aspects of marketing, communications, and public relations for the health system. In her role, she also functions as the health system’s public information officer and is actively engaged in emergency preparedness and response. Laurent has spent the majority of her 13-year career in healthcare, holding marketing and communications roles in large healthcare systems in Denver, Sacramento, and Orlando.
Lauren completed a bachelor's degree in communication – emphasis in marketing – from Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, and a master's of science degree in integrated marketing communications from West Virginia University. She serves on Thrive’s board of directors as vice-chair and is a CAP mentor at Hawthorne Elementary.