Lauren Vaughan | |
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Secretary of the District of Columbia | |
In office January 2, 2015 –December 11, 2018 | |
Mayor | Muriel Bowser |
Preceded by | Cynthia Brock-Smith |
Succeeded by | Kimberly A. Bassett |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Hampton University (BA) George Washington University (MS) |
Lauren C. Vaughan is an American civil servant from Washington,D.C. who served as Secretary of the District of Columbia from 2015 to 2018.
Vaughan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Media Arts from Hampton University and a Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Management from George Washington University. [1]
She has since worked in various organizations as trainer,manager and chief executive. From 2001 she was Co-Chair and Board Chair of My Sister's Place,a domestic violence shelter. [2] From 2009 to 2015,she was Chief Executive of My Sister's Place. [1]
Vaughan became Secretary of the District of Columbia on January 2,2015 as a member of the Democratic Party. She served until December 11,2018.
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