Lauren Salitan is an Associate with Kearns & West supporting stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution, and project management within the energy sector. She graduated from CUNY – City College with a bachelor’s in Area Studies, minoring in Public Policy/Public Administration and Sociology. Lauren entered the environmental field in marine biology research, studying chlorine exposure effects in juvenile oysters and monitoring the Hudson River estuary water quality. She has obtained various certificates relating to environmental sciences and research practices. Prior to joining Kearns & West, Lauren worked with NYC Accelerator where she focused on outreach and program management in building decarbonization efforts in addition to specializing in internal team optimization by creating various digital platforms and tools.