Lauren is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz with a BA in American Studies. Lauren interned at The Smithsonian Office of Product Development and Licensing while in Washington DC on a Semester exchange program; then worked at an online magazine as a producer and web developer. At Sonoma Learning Systems, Lauren in in charge of database management, web-site management and development, webinar development and production, marketing, and is charge of The Leadership Challenge® Workshop open-enrollment programs for Sonoma Learning Systems. Lauren lives in Sonoma.