IST Identity Talks: Paving the Way for Change
Date & Time: October 19, 2022 from 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Hear from Lauren Boland ’03 as she shares her diverse experiences and perspectives as a lesbian and transgender woman in tech. Learn from the challenges and opportunities she faced while navigating the college experience and working to advance her career and grow her professional network.
About the Speaker
Lauren Boland '03 is a seasoned software engineer in the financial services space who also spent a good part of her career doing systems engineering work for government contractors. She and her wife have been married for 15 years, have two children, and reside in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. She has a passion for all things personal finance, financial independence and retiring early (FIRE), and of course, writing code. Lauren was a member of the College of IST’s first graduating class and holds a master of sciences degree in Systems Engineering from George Washington University.
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