Lauren Grandestaff is the Director of Content. She oversees the training and editorial teams as well as manages the programming for IRE’s events including its three major conferences. Lauren also manages the IRE Awards. She has a bachelor’s degree in sociology with an emphasis on queer theory and social inequalities and a master’s degree in library science with an emphasis on inequitable access to information – both from the University of Missouri. Lauren has been with IRE since 2011.