Lauren Walcott

Lauren Walcott is from Lawrenceville, Georgia, and recently graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. in Social Policy, a second major in American Studies, and a minor in Environmental Policy and Culture. Lauren's passion for food justice began in high school and grew in university where she was the co-chair of the Associated Student Government’s newest subcommittee, Food Sustainability. As part of the subcommittee, she made Northwestern more sustainable and inclusive for students with religious and alternative diets. This work inspired Lauren to continue to explore and contribute to food access and food policy. As a fellow, Lauren wants to reimagine a sustainable and equitable food system.

Field placement: New York City Mayor’s Office of Food Policy

New York, New York

Lauren's work at the NYC Mayor's Office of Food Policy is to create a dashboard that gathers need and supply data utilizing open-source and internal tools for supply gap analysis. The dashboard will help support policy development, project prioritization, and expanding NYC’s emergency food assistance network.