Lauren Lyons

Lauren Lyons, MSW, currently serves as the Career Services Coordinator at Epworth Children & Family Services since August 2023. Previously, Lauren held several positions at St. Patrick Center, beginning as an Employment Specialist Case Manager and advancing to Employment Coordinator from August 2021 to August 2023. Prior experience includes serving as a Foster and Adoption Case Manager at Youth In Need and as a Crisis Intervention Specialist at ALIVE, Inc. from November 2019 to June 2020. Lauren began a career in the Army National Guard as a Private First Class from March 2014 to December 2019. Academically, Lauren earned a Master of Social Work from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from August 2020 to August 2022, a Bachelor’s of Social Work from the same institution from August 2018 to May 2020, and an Associate of Arts and Sciences from Lewis and Clark Community College from January 2015 to May 2018.