Authors > Lauren Stewart
Experience
Lauren is a communications and operations strategist who loves to help others find their idea of success. She is passionate about technology education, career development, startups, and the arts. Her background includes career/youth development, public affairs, and philanthropy. She is from Richmond, VA and now currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
In addition to serving as Course Report's Communications & Operations Manager from 2016 – 2018, Lauren has also worked with bootcamps like Startup Institute and Thinkful/Chegg. Lauren also worked in career development at New York University. Lauren's experience in the bootcamp industry brings a unique perspective to Course Report readers.
Previous Work Experience
Communications at Course Report, Content Manager at Thinkful, and Talent Development + DEI Consultant at Perfeqta
Expertise
- Culture & HR
- Diversity & Equity
- Alternative Education
- Coding Bootcamps
Education
- Master of Public Administration (MPA) - New York University
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology/Sociology - University of Virginia
Latest Articles by Lauren Stewart
Alumni Spotlight: Anna Garcia of The Grace Hopper Program
Anna Garcia played music- trumpet to be exact- professionally since age 11. But when she blended ...
Alumni Spotlight: Jack Yeh of Turing School
Jack Yeh was in the Marines, has a master’s degree in environmental management from Yale, and led...
Coding Jargon: A Glossary of Key Terms You'll Hear at Coding Bootcamp
Entering the world of coding bootcamps and learning software development can be a little scary wh...
Alumni Spotlight: Katie Peterson of Lighthouse Labs
Katie Peterson was a chemical engineer for 7 years before moving from Idaho to Calgary, Canada. A...
Campus Spotlight: We Can Code IT Columbus
Q&A We Can Code IT has recently expanded and now offers its full-time and part-time full stack co...
These 10 Founders All Started at Coding Bootcamps
There are many reasons to attend a bootcamp- maybe you’re ready to take the plunge into a coding ...
Student Spotlight: Sergio Gomez of Fullstack Academy
Sergio’s international business background led him to start a marketing company and work at vario...
Alumni Spotlight: Stan Wielga of LearningFuze
Stan was a lab assistant who moved to the HR department while pursuing his marketing degree. But ...
Alumni Spotlight: Jessey Eagen of RefactorU
Jessey was a second-grade teacher in Jordan and a church children’s director before learning to c...
Alumni Spotlight: Jasmine Nguyen of Coder Camps
Jasmine was a junior college student studying elementary education before she took a semester off...
Alumni Spotlight: Chris Andrikanich of Tech Elevator
Chris taught himself to build websites during his 18-year career as a Cleveland book publisher. K...
Alumni Spotlight: Pedro Martin of General Assembly
Pedro was a political rights advocate imprisoned in Venezuela, an environmental science teacher, ...
Alumni Spotlight: Addison Fuller of DevPoint Labs
Burnt out from his professional cycling career, Addison’s path was rerouted to DevPoint Labs’ two...
Alumni Spotlight: Danny Dawson of Flatiron School
Danny Dawson is not your average programmer. He went straight into the British Army after high sc...
Alumni Spotlight: Tessa Harp of Sabio
Tessa had a background in communications, but felt she wasn’t using her skills to the fullest in ...
Alumni Spotlight: Angie Martaus of The Iron Yard
Fresh out of college with a music and French degree, Angie’s penchant for languages led her to te...
Student Spotlight: Marine Dejean of Holberton School
Fresh from high school, Marine decided that the traditional university route was not for her. She...
Meet the Winners of our Flatiron School Full Scholarship!
In July 2016, we announced one FULL scholarship to Flatiron School in New York City. Because ther...
Alumni Spotlight: Emma of The Software Guild
Emma’s love for linguistics and solving puzzles led her to The Software Guild in Minneapolis. Her...
Front End Development vs Back End Development: Where to Start?
Do you want to be a front end developer or a back end developer? Understanding your career goals ...
