(503) 222-4044, Ext. 118
lauren@nicwa.org

In May 2024, Lauren Shapiro-Neiwert joined the NICWA program team as the events and projects director. Lauren started at NICWA in 2013 as event manager and then was promoted to director of events and training. Since then, the department’s work has grown significantly, more than doubling the size of the annual conference and expanding NICWA’s program offerings. Lauren briefly left NICWA to expand her knowledge around the intersection of events and technology and then returned. With over 15 years of project management work, we look forward to Lauren’s leadership with our annual conference and help with project planning. Lauren’s exceptional project management skills will help us meet the needs of the communities we serve and ensure accountability to our funders. Lauren is based in Portland, Oregon, and lives with her partner, toddler, and dog. Before joining NICWA she worked at other youth-serving organizations like Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington and a Native wilderness-based teen substance abuse program called Raven’s Way in Alaska.