Our Leadership

Lauren is the owner of the Writer’s Block Bookstore, located in Winter Park and Winter Garden, Florida.  A graduate of the University of Florida, College of Architecture, degree in Interior Design, Lauren practiced interior architectural design for twelve years before going to law school to become an attorney.  Lauren practiced law for almost twenty years while raising three girls.  She is currently a Trustee of the Winter Park Library and served as a Trustee for the American Institute of Architecture Foundation for five years.  In addition, she is an advocate for children and literacy and has devoted most of both her legal career and her nine years of owning a bookstore to advocating for reading as the foundation of learning. As the Chairman of the new Winter Park Institute, Lauren’s vision is to bring back enlightened ongoing conversation and to encourage an educated citizenry.