Lindsay Saunders is the Grow Early Learning Director of Communications. She is an award-winning communications and outreach professional and policy advocate committed to using her experience and expertise to make a difference and elevate community issues and matters of equity. Her communications expertise spans media relations, pitching, and writing; digital marketing; event planning; photography; strategic communications; social media strategy; web content and design; graphic design; editing; content, copy and technical writing, and more.
Notably, she previously served overseas in a one-year assignment as a Development, Outreach, and Communications Specialist from October 2017 to October 2018 with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at the US Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia. The US Ambassador to Zambia, Daniel L. Foote, recognized her with the U.S. Embassy Eagle Award “for exceptional initiative in promoting information and outreach for USAID’s Health Office.” Prior to transitioning to work in government and nonprofits, Lindsay did marketing communications for local marketing agencies and global tech companies, worked as a paralegal, and was an elementary school classroom teacher.
In 2014, she completed a Master of Arts Degree in English concentrating in Technical & Professional Communications with highest honors. She also holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education, with a concentration in English, and a Graduate Certificate in Paralegal Studies. Having grown up on the Outer Banks, of North Carolina, she is Southern-raised, but considers herself a global citizen, after much time living, working, and traveling abroad. When not working, Lindsay enjoys her time as a Mama to her child, reading, adventuring outdoors, exploring through travel near and far, serving on boards, and passionately works on advocating for social justice issues and elevating a political candidates or elected officials.
