Lauren Valdez

Coming from an environmentally burdened Latinx community in Los Angeles, Lauren's work focuses on shaping the built environment to improve health outcomes in communities of color. Lauren was part of the founding of RDC helping create workshops at UC Berkeley and conferences. Lauren believes in using design methods for community understanding and healing, which she carries into both grassroots community spaces and large institutions. Currently, Lauren consults on developing nonprofit programming for multi-sector initiatives and advises both nonprofits and social good startups. She also is the founder of WinAFulbright.com and resides in Mexico City.