Lauren Herlihy named president of SoDel Cares

Lauren Herlihy has been named president of SoDel Cares, the charitable arm of SoDel Concepts, a hospitality group with 12 restaurants in Sussex County.

Herlihy, who is a director of operations for SoDel Concepts, will serve a two-year term. For the past two years, she’s been active on the organizing committee for the annual SoDel Cares fundraiser.

“Lauren is an integral and valued member of our team,” said Scott Kammerer, president of SoDel Concepts and founder of SoDel Cares. “She is always looking for growth opportunities, both professionally and personally. She is already familiar with SoDel Cares, and the board felt that she would be a wonderful leader.”

The foundation was created to honor the philanthropic work of SoDel Concepts founder Matt Haley, who died in 2014.

Other board members include Kammerer; Lindsey Barry, past president; Alan Levin; and Nelia Dolan, vice president.

A Baltimore native, Herlihy has a bachelor’s degree in Russian history from Towson University. She’s been working in the hospitality industry since she was 14, and she joined SoDel Concepts in 2011. In 2014, she became the general manager of Catch 54.

As director of operations, Herlihy oversees Catch 54 and Papa Grande’s Coastal Taqueria in Fenwick Island. She lives in Frankford with her husband Colin, and their two dogs, Ginger and Junebug.