Lauren is based in the Philadelphia area and is a Master of Science in Information Systems graduate of Drexel University. She has been working in technology for over 15 years in various industries including small business, non-profit, higher education, health care startup and large corporations. She specializes in creating collaborative software engineering teams that support one another and lean on each others’ strengths. She has served on strategic teams at multiple organizations, including a M&A operationalization team, content delivery team, NCT delivery team and a 2021 Board team.

Lauren is a teacher and volunteer, with a goal of encouraging young people to join the technology community. She’s taught classes at AIGA’s Philadelphia Chapter on responsive design/development, presented at UArts on Web Life and Community, and led a panel for Penn LPS Coding Boot Camp for graduates of the program and others. She spends spare time with her family and friends and traveling.