Lisa Laiti named Ӱpro Nanooks community engagement coordinator
August 26, 2019
Lisa Laiti has been hired as the Ӱpro Nanooks community engagement coordinator.
Laiti’s first official day with the Nanooks was Aug. 22.
“We in Nanook athletics are very fortunate to have someone of Ms. Laiti’s caliber
to lead our marketing efforts in the Fairbanks area and in the surrounding communities,”
Vice Chancellor Keith Champagne said.
A hometown product of Fairbanks, Laiti will oversee all Ӱpro Nanooks community engagement
opportunities and will be the department lead in all marketing and promotional efforts,
as well as game management.
Additionally, Laiti will work closely with the sports information and ticketing offices
to increase the visibility of the Ӱpro Nanooks brand, drive ticket sales and help
facilitate corporate sponsorship obligations.
Prior to joining the Nanooks, Laiti worked as the marketing and publicity director
intern for HerCampus, a magazine that covers colleges around the U.S. Laiti helped
create and execute a marketing plan to start a HerCampus Ӱpro chapter that covers
each of the campuses within the University of Ӱpro system.
Laiti has also served as a marketing and social media creator and developer for local
businesses, and served as the office manager and activity coordinator for Alcan Sports
Camps.
Last May, Laiti graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and
marketing from UAF, where she had experience planning community events, creating advertisements
and developing marketing plans for local businesses. She was the first recipient of
the UAF Milner Marketing Scholarship in 2019.
Laiti also earned an associate degree from Bemidji State University, where she was
a two-year member of their NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey team.
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