Lauren Hancock

Lauren Hancock is an educator, library administrator, and the Library Manager for the City of Palm Desert, California, where she is contributing to advancing plans for a new library facility.

As a former program administrator with the San José Public Library, Lauren developed and oversaw initiatives in education, digital literacy, and workforce development. Before her career in libraries, Lauren was a project fellow and lecturer at Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school), focusing on student-centered education and professional development for educators. 

Fellowship Project: Analyzing community needs to develop and pilot a portfolio of library programs that support workforce and economic development goals.