Baltimore Ravens Playmakers

Lauren Messina has been involved with the Baltimore Ravens organization since 2011. She was a Playmaker for eight seasons and began her role as Coordinator during the 2020 season. During her time on the team, Lauren served as captain for seven seasons, including the 2012 Superbowl season! Lauren is most proud of the contributions she made to the Playmakers program to grow and further its involvement within the community. Throughout her eight seasons on the team, she established close relationships with various organizations within Baltimore (including BARCS, Baltimore Station and St. Leo's Roman Catholic Church of Little Italy), whom the Playmakers now proudly support every season through volunteer activities and charity event participation.

Lauren was born and raised in Baltimore and attended Virginia Tech, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Communication. It was at Virginia Tech where her love for football really blossomed, which followed her back to Baltimore. She quickly established a love for her hometown team! Several years later, Lauren was on the Ravens website and saw a link for the Playmakers. After reading about the program, she decided to tryout as it encompassed several of her greatest passions: her hometown pride, Ravens Football, being part of a team and meeting new people! She tried out and made the 2011 team, and the rest, as they, is history! While the Playmakers program plays a large role in Lauren's life (some of you may know, she lives for it!!), she is also a realtor and works full-time as an Account Executive within the healthcare industry. Trying out for the Playmakers program is one of the best decisions Lauren ever made, as it has led to lifelong friendships and being able to work for and represent THE best organization in the NFL!

Christine joined the Ravens family in 2011, first as a Playmaker, and then with the Marching Ravens' drumline. She has performed in various concert and marching bands since age 8 and plays flute, piccolo, oboe, and cymbals. Passionate about music, dance, Baltimore football, and meeting new people, Christine is honored to have served as the Playmakers Assistant since 2015.

She graduated from the University of Delaware, where she studied alongside classmate Joe Flacco. Christine is a Zumba fitness instructor, and a former wine marketer, whiskey distillery tour guide, and Under Armour Brand House manager. She currently tutors students for the PSAT, SAT, ACT, and GRE.

Growing up in an Air Force family, Christine danced with a Spanish Flamenco troupe while living in San Antonio, Texas, and later attended high school in O'ahu, Hawai'i. There she learned to speak Hawaiian and to hula dance, and now performs at lu'au's here in Maryland. When she's not dancing, she also enjoys painting, welding, boating, and downhill skiing.