Senior Manager, Events & Learning
Lauren is NAC’s Senior Manager, Learning & Events, managing all of the events NAC hosts, both internal and external, virtual and in-person. She is responsible for conducting the oral histories NAC uses to collect caregiver stories in order to understand on a more personal level the caregiver experience. Lauren has co-authored The Circle of Care Guidebook for Caregivers of Rare and or Serious Illnesses and Caregiving in a Diverse America: Beginning to Understand the Systemic Challenges Facing Family Caregivers. She is the author of Supporting Diverse Family Caregivers: A Guide for Patient Advocacy Groups. Previously, Lauren has held the titles of Senior Manager, Programs, Research Manager and Special Projects Associate at NAC.
As a key part of her role, Lauren is responsible for organizing and managing Caregiver Nation Summit, an annual conference held by NAC in order to uplift the voice of family caregivers and advocate for their unmet needs. The Summit’s inaugural year was 2023.
Lauren has a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as well as a BA in history and English from the same university. She is originally from the Chicagoland area and true to the Illinoisan stereotype is a fan of the Cubs, hockey, snowstorms, and Abraham Lincoln. She enjoys road trips, belt buckles, engaging in various fandoms, and immersing herself in early American history in whatever way possible, including coauthoring a self-published book on the American Revolution.
