Lauren B. Engle is a Coordinator for External Relations and Information at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Washington, DC where she is responsible for office, U.S. Government liaison, public information outreach, marketing and training. Lauren also monitors the trafficking-related issues in North America, coordinates training for governmental and nongovernmental actors in migration issues, ensures upholding of gender sensitivity in policy and programming throughout the North American region, and coordinates speakers on issues of Women and Crisis.

At Trinity College, Lauren is an adjunct faculty member in the International Migration: Women's and Children's Issues certificate program. She teaches the certificate's entry course, "The Feminization of International Migration: A World in Motion and Its Impact on Women" and serves as lead advisor for the program development.

Before coming to Washington, Ms. Engle lived in Geneva, where she worked as a Publications Officer at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and as a Freelance Editor for UNRID and UNICEF. Her affiliation with the IOM started in 1995 when she held a position of the Press Officer at the IOM's headquarters in Geneva. Lauren has also lived in China, where she taught English at Qufu Norinal University. She speaks French and Chinese.

Ms. Engle has a Master of Arts in Journalism from Syracuse University and Bachelor of Arts in English Literary Studies and Bachelor's of Arts in Music Performance, both from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Lauren's interests include golf, crew, Tai chi, sailing and playing piano.