Lauren C. Vaughan is an American civil servant from

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who served as

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from 2015 to 2018.

Education

Vaughan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Media Arts from

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and a Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Management from

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Career

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. From 2009 to 2015, she was Chief Executive of My Sister's Place. Vaughan became Secretary of the District of Columbia on January 2, 2015 as a member of the

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. She served until December 11, 2018.

References

20th-century births American social activists George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni Hampton University alumni Living people Secretaries of the District of Columbia Washington, D.C., Democrats Women in Washington, D.C., politics Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century American politicians {{WashingtonDC-politician-stub