Lauren Agoratus

Joined the Board: 2009

Committees: Community Awareness

Degree/Certification: M.A.

Current Employment: Family Voices NJ-State Coordinator, Statewide Parent Advocacy Network

Previous Employment: Mathematica Policy Research, Shaklee Corporation, Gene-Link Australia, ETS, Alan Health Care

Affiliations: (National) Exceptional Parent Magazine, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, National Quality Forum-Pediatric Measures Steering Committee, Caring for Every Child’s Mental Health Family Council (SAMHSA), National Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, Lucile Packard Foundation, National Institute Child Health, National Community of Practice Collaborative School Behavioral Health, Friends Health Connection

(State/Local) NY Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Genetic & Newborn Screening Services, NJ State Interagency Coordinating Council, NJ State Special Education Advisory Council, Parent-to-Parent Advisory Council, NJ Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics Council for Children with Disabilities, Legal Services NJ Medicaid/ Medical Assistance Advisory Council, NJ Citizen Action Health Care Coalition, Family Support Center Advisory Council, Family Support Coalition, Caregivers of NJ, NJ Time to Care Coalition, PerformCare Progressive Center for Independent Living, NAMI NJ

Favorite Quote: "I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” Edward Everett Hale