Laurel Stephens - Manager, Communications & Marketing
Laurel Stephens is the Communications and Marketing Manager for Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources, where she leads the development and implementation of agency-wide communications strategies, brand standards, and marketing initiatives that support the agency's state parks and outdoor recreation and cultural resources programs, and public engagement efforts.
Originally from Georgia, Laurel developed a strong connection to the Rocky Mountain West and has lived and worked in Colorado and Wyoming since 2016. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Middle Georgia State University and has built a career focused on strategic communications and marketing within the hospitality, tourism, and outdoor recreation sectors.
Prior to her current role, Laurel served as the agency's Outreach Coordinator for the Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation beginning in August 2021, where she supported statewide initiatives to promote outdoor recreation and strengthen partnerships across public and private stakeholders.
Laurel lives in the Bighorn Basin of north-central Wyoming with her husband. Her personal interests reflect the breadth of her work—spending time outdoors fishing, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, and rafting, while also staying connected to her performing arts roots through her background in theater and ballet and her continued enjoyment of live performances.