Lauren is a dedicated public health professional with a passion for uniting data and community stories to strengthen healthcare processes. With a Master of Public Health focused on Public Health Data Science, she brings a measurement eye to systems-level public health improvement. In her role as the Quality Improvement Program Manager at MNPQC, Lauren leads QI initiatives from program planning to dissemination of aggregate results. Engaging with subject matter experts and hospital partners remains central to her role, as these relationships are key to systems change. Lauren also utilizes her data background to lead the Data Workgroup, QI measure analysis, and evaluation efforts. Together, this work brings data, quality improvement, and community and clinical expertise together to drive meaningful systems change and improve perinatal health outcomes across Minnesota.