Lauren Rickert

Lauren Rickert was hired as assistant director of facilities and event management at Vanderbilt in January 2024.

Before joining the Commodore staff, she worked with aviation maintenance for the U.S. Army where she serviced Apache helicopters.

Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Rickert received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sports administration from Louisville where she helped create and lead an undergraduate internship program for the Cardinal facilities department.