Carolyn Lavin has more than twenty-five years of experience in marketing communications with a focus on professional service firms in areas of law, accounting, finance and technology. A native Rhode Islander, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a specialization in marketing from the University of Vermont. She is a graduate of the Lincoln School in Providence.

Prior to launching Lavin Marketing Communications in 2006, Carolyn held positions as the Director of Marketing and Client Services for the law firm of Tillinghast, Licht (and its predecessor firms) in Providence and Boston for thirteen years, and for the CPA firm of Sansiveri, Kimball & McNamee for three years. Carolyn served as the first Director of Communications for the Rhode Island Bar Association.

Today, Carolyn provides strategic advice and action to a wide range of professionals to build a marketing-centric culture, to improve communications with clients and prospects, to generate awareness in the community via public relations, and to garner new business. Her clients include professionals in solo practices, partnerships and mid-sized firms in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Carolyn is a frequent writer on issues at the intersection of marketing and business development for Providence Business News, Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. She has presented programs on networking and communications to numerous professionals groups including the American Society of Women Accountants, the Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting, the National Association of Fundraising Executives, and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce. She has been active in the Association of Accounting Marketing where she wrote for the organization's newsletter. She received an award from the Rhode Island Technology Council for her role in launching its professional lecture series. Carolyn also serves as an Ambassador for the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce.

Carolyn lives in Rumford, Rhode Island, with her husband Dr. Thomas J. Lavin, III. They are the parents of two teenage girls. She is active in the parents association at La Salle Academy as the Communications Committee Chairperson and as a board member for the East Bay Center which provides comprehensive mental health and substance abuse services.