Lauren B. Worley is a proud, born-and-raised Ohioan. She is the principal of Blue Cardinal Village, a Cincinnati-based communications and advocacy organization that works to uplift communities.
Professionally, Lauren was the global newsroom leader for Procter & Gamble (2020-2023) and global communications director for Tampax (2024-2025). She was the Chief Communications and Engagement Officer for Cincinnati Public Schools (2017-2020). From 2016 to 2017, Lauren worked at The ONE Campaign, a global, 8-million-member advocacy organization co-founded by Bono focused on eliminating extreme poverty and preventable diseases.
From 2011 to 2016, Lauren was the Press Secretary and Senior Advisor at NASA, an appointee of President Barack Obama’s Administration. There she led communications initiatives that highlighted President Obama’s vision for space exploration. While working for President Obama’s administration, she was an Inaugural Participant of the White House Climate Leadership Workshop and the First-Ever White House Girl Scout Campout.
Before working at NASA, Lauren cultivated extensive experience and a record of achievement leading advocacy efforts, developing policy and implementing legislation in the Ohio General Assembly (2003-2006) and as the Chief of Staff to Former Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher (2007-2009). She’s also worked at the Democratic National Committee (2001), the Ohio Democratic Party (2002), the Ohio Association for Justice (2006), and the Fisher for U.S. Senate Campaign (2009-2010).
A native of Peebles, Ohio, a tiny Ohio River farming town, (she) is … bright, personable, ambitious, brimming with idealistic energy. She’s a little bit old school and a little bit new school.” – Los Angeles Times, August 18, 2003
