Lauren M. Woods

Lauren M. Woods is an accomplished program manager currently leading the Building Collective Power-Voice media and storytelling grantmaking portfolio at The Chicago Community Trust since February 2021. With a strong background in educational partnerships as Associate Director at WE.org and extensive experience coordinating service-learning initiatives at Chicago Public Schools, Lauren has consistently demonstrated a commitment to community engagement and strategic collaboration. Previous roles include serving as a Parent Educator at Illinois Action for Children, a Commissioner for the Equal Opportunities Commission in Madison, and a research assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Arts in African-American/Black Studies from Roosevelt University.