Lauren Boone

Grants Program Manager

Lauren is the Activate Fund Program Manager at Co.act. She loves getting to know and supporting the grantees, awardees and service providers that are part of the inaugural cohort.

Lauren hails from Brooklyn, New York and has lived throughout southeast Michigan since 2015. She received her Masters in Public Health from the University of Michigan and has focused her work on nonprofit management and youth development. Previously, Lauren founded and ran a youth program in Detroit (“The Calmplex”) and has supported several nonprofits in various capacities in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Detroit.

When she is not working, Lauren can be found practicing tattooing.

Portrait of Lauren Boone, grants program coordinator for Co.act Detroit