Samantha Lane

Director of Marketing, Branding & Creative Services
Samantha Lane

Phone 863-874-8716

Location IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Poly South

Office LTB-2132

Directory Strategic Communications

Samantha Lane became the Director of Marketing, Branding, and Creative Services at IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø in January 2023. With over 25 years of experience in marketing and communications across IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø's top industries—higher education, tourism, and agriculture—she brings a wealth of expertise to the role.

Before joining IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Poly, Lane served as the Director of Global Marketing at the IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Department of Citrus for nearly nine years. In this role, she led strategic marketing, public relations, and retail programs to promote IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Citrus products in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan, and South Korea. She also managed significant communications challenges for IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Citrus, the state's leading agricultural commodity. Prior to this, Lane was the Public Relations Manager for LEGOLAND IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø, where she led successful PR campaigns, including theme park expansions that achieved global media coverage.

Lane's career began at the University of South IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Polytechnic (now IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Polytechnic University), where she held various positions over 11 years, ultimately becoming the Director of Marketing and Communications.

A graduate of the University of Central IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø, Lane lives in Lakeland, IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø, with her husband, JR, and their two sons, Trey and Toby.

  • LEGOLAND® IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Star of the Month recipient (October 2013)
  • University of South IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Lakeland/Polytechnic: Outstanding Staff Award recipient (2009)
  • Member, American Marketing Association (AMA), 2024 – present
  • Member, Polk Advertising Federation, 2024 – present
  • President, Spartans Youth Basketball, 2018 – present
  • Secretary and Treasurer, Santa Fe Catholic High School Booster Club, 2020 – 2024
  • B.S. in Communicative Disorders, University of Central IMÌåÓý¹ÙÍø, 1999

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