Professional Staff

“I sincerely look forward to learning and growing alongside the talented and passionate professionals that make up the Kleinschmidt team. Through my motivation to solve problems and influence DE&I initiatives, I hope to make a lasting and meaningful impact on the projects and teams with which I will work. Hopefully I’ll leave the planet a little nicer than I found it, too.”

Lauren is a Scientist at Kleinschmidt. As an Environmental Scientist, she has spent the last five years focusing on compliance and impact assessment in New York City, Denver, and her new home Portland, OR. Her expertise includes field and desktop work, including but not limited to: project management; environmental health and safety; water quality monitoring; licensing, permitting, and compliance; operations, repair, and maintenance; and contractor management. She has experience recording and reviewing analytical data, writing technical reports, analyzing laboratory data, and creating GIS maps and figures.

Lauren has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University. Lauren also has a Master of Natural Resources Stewardship, Natural Sciences, with a focus in Ecological Restoration and Watershed Science from Colorado State University. One of Lauren’s passions is influencing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across North America.