Lauren Gilman

Lauren Gilman has extensive experience as a program manager in community settings, with a strong emphasis on immigrant populations and linguistic minorities. For the past six years, Lauren has been providing technical assistance and training to school districts and community-based organizations through EDC’s National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, and the Safe Schools/Healthy Students initiative. In her work providing technical assistance for the Youth Violence Prevention Project, Lauren supported communities in developing collaborative community approaches to address youth violence prevention. Formerly the Assistant Director of Cambridge Community Services, Lauren has worked closely with a range of stakeholders (schools, government, local business, and community members) to promote educational opportunity and healthy development for at-risk youth through school-based programs, mentoring, and projects supporting the transition to post-secondary options. After having worked as a Spanish-English interpreter in hospitals and social service settings, she managed a statewide non-profit interpretation/translation service for Greater Boston Catholic Charities. Lauren holds a B.A. in Education and Linguistics from Swarthmore College, an M.A. in Intercultural Relations from Lesley University, and a certificate in Medical and Legal Interpretation from Bentley College.