Lauryn Bianco

About Lauryn Bianco

Innovative and passionate public sector professional with 15+ years of experience in the mental health, substance abuse, and domestic abuse fields. Expertise in operations, philanthropy, project management, and training. Skilled in collaborative communication, innovating processes, operationalizing ideas, and engaging community feedback. Won the Champion for Change Award for founding the only statewide LGBTQ Health Conference in Arizona. Currently serving as the immediate past Board Chair for the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, and currently sitting on the Board of Directors for the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF).

Experience

1. Organizational Development Project Manager

   Tucson Water

   Oct 2022 — Present · Tucson, AZ, US

   Lead utility-wide project to write, test, and house hundreds of standard operating procedures, ensuring continuity of operations at Tucson WaterCollaborate with leadership and procurement colleagues to strategize around acquisition of SOP software and document repository to reduce writing and formatting time, and increase content and testing timeFacilitate project kick-off meetings, status meetings, and 1:1 brainstorming meetings, to provide SOP-writing staff with adequate support in completing project tasksEscalate issues that impede project tasks by regularly communicating with leadership and generating innovative solutions to complex issuesFacilitate process improvement activities, such as brainstorming, process mapping, standardization, and training

Education

• University of Arizona

  Master's degree, Gender and Women's Studies

• University of Arizona

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2015 — 2016

• State University of New York at Fredonia

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General

Skills

• Community Outreach
• Outlook
• Grant Writing
• Event Planning
• Grants
• Lgbt Community
• Training
• Training Delivery
• Cultural Diversity
• Research
• Case Management
• Company Presentations
• Social Services
• Program Development
• Proposal Writing
• Strategic Planning
• Special Populations
• Fundraising
• Crisis Intervention
• Public Speaking
• Program Evaluation
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Education
• Veterans
• Teamwork
• Analysis