Lauren Bourg

Director, Mississippi River Delta Program, National Audubon Society

In 2019, Lauren became the Director for the Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition, which comprises Audubon, National Wildlife Federation, Environmental Defense Fund, and Pontchartrain Conservancy. In addition to playing a leadership role in the coalition’s communications and state policy committees, Lauren will also ensure Gulf-wide consistency in communications for Audubon. Before her role as Director, Lauren was Audubon Louisiana’s Communications Manager. In that role, Lauren guided the strategy for all outreach and communication efforts for Audubon Louisiana.

Lauren initially joined Audubon in 2014 as the Communications Associate for the Restore the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Coalition. Prior to joining Audubon, Lauren was the Manager of External Relations for the Stephenson Disaster Management Institute (SDMI) at Louisiana State University. At SDMI, Lauren was responsible for overseeing the coordination of public relations, marketing, and development for the Institute. She also led the branding and launch of the Center for Business Preparedness, chaired the communications committee for the Food & Agriculture Protection Training Consortium and was on the Board of Directors for the International Disaster Conference and Expo. Prior to SDMI, Lauren worked in the public affairs department for the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training, a counter-terrorism research and training academy located on LSU’s campus. Lauren is a graduate of LSU, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication in 2007. Lauren lives in New Orleans.