Lauren is the Accreditation Manager in Georgia Tech's Office of Academic Effectiveness. She partners with the SACSCOC liaison, faculty and staff to ensure on-going compliance with SACSCOC standards. Lauren currently chairs the Regents' Advisory Committee for Institutional Research and Planning (RAC-IRP). 

Lauren came to Georgia Tech in 2023. She brought 9 years of higher education experience from Georgia College & State University where she served as a financial aid professional and then as an institutional research and effectiveness professional. Lauren holds a BBA in Accounting and MBA from Georgia Southern University.