Lauren was raised in Venango County, attending RGHS in Franklin and Vo-tech in Oil City, PA for restaurant management and culinary. She also attended JH Thompson in Erie and is licensed in Cosmetology & Skincare.
Moving to Orlando FL at an early age and becoming a hairdresser for five years led her to a small salon distributor store where she began her retail journey. She achieved a successful 20-year career growing from a part-time associate to a District Manager of Salon Centric L’Oreal for Central, East and West Florida.
Diagnosed in 2010 with stage four breast cancer, and 10 years of treatment, she became a survivor!
Moving to South Florida in 2015 she was an operations manager excelling at customer relations for Cortex USA in Miami. The next three years were spent as a retail store manager for The Vitamin Shoppe in Plantation, FL and a Wellness Specialist for LIFE Extension Nutrition Center of Florida Inc. where her health journey and helping others truly began.
Moving back to Pennsylvania in 2020 allowed her to join the Rural King team in Franklin as an Assistant Manager for three years and their Human Resource Lead for two years.
Rounding out her journey, she looks forward to providing excellent customer service at Vitality Natural Health and Wellness Center in Meadville, assisting and educating customers with answers to their health-related needs.