Penfield Children's Center
Lauren W. is a skilled Speech Language Pathologist currently employed at Penfield Children's Center since June 2022. Prior to this role, Lauren served as a Graduate Student Clinician at Medical Support Services, Mahone Middle School, and Marquette University Speech and Hearing Clinic between August 2020 and May 2022. Additionally, Lauren contributed as a Teacher Assistant at Southeastern Cooperative Educational Programs and worked as an Administrative Assistant at the Virginia Beach Veteran Center. Lauren has a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Marquette University and a Bachelor of Science in Speech Language Pathology & Audiology from Old Dominion University, along with an Associate's degree in General Studies from Tidewater Community College. Lauren's professional background includes experience in aviation administration with the US Navy from April 2012 to April 2016.
Penfield Children's Center
A leader in child development, Penfield Children's Center creates a positive start in life for infants and children, many of whom have developmental delays or disabilities, by providing early education, health services and family programming. To carry out its mission, Penfield delivers research-based programs at the critical time of early brain development when physical, cognitive, language, social, and self-help skills are formed. Penfield Children’s Center is named in honor of Dr. Wilder Penfield (1891-1976), a world-renowned neurosurgeon who strongly advocated early intervention for children with developmental delays and disabilities. His quote, “never underestimate the capacity of the very young, and never, never let them down,” has been the foundation of Penfield’s mission since 1967. His knowledge and wisdom underlie our philosophy of care for infants and young children even today. Today, serving more than 1,700 children annually, Penfield offers high quality integrated services and a safe and stimulating environment for children, families and community partners to maximize early development and learning. Follow Penfield Children's Center on social media at penfieldchildren.org/social.