OUR MISSION

Founder and Executive Director

Nancy has held leadership roles in educational advocacy in Fairfield for 25 years. She has established innovative school and community programs to address gender equity, athletic codes, and underage alcohol and substance use.  She founded Fairfield’s Alcohol Use Prevention Task Force and co-founded Fairfield's Freshman Forum on Underage Drinking. She was an advisor to the First Selectman during establishment of the Town of Fairfield's Community Coalition on Alcohol and Health, now called Fairfield CARES, of which she is a founding member. Nancy has completed facilitator training in the nationally recognized Creating Lasting Family Connections program. She holds a B.S. in Communications from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. 

Founder and Executive Program Director

Lauren has been a yoga and meditation teacher for over 25 years. She holds certifications from The White Lotus Foundation, Amrit Yoga Foundation and is an E-RYT with Yoga Alliance. 

Lauren is a Reiki Master. She has completed facilitator training in trauma sensitive yoga,  Creating Lasting Family Connections Program and  QPR - Suicide Prevention Program. 

Along with Nancy, Lauren was an advisor to the First Selectman during establishment of the Town of Fairfield's Community Coalition on Alcohol and Health, now called Fairfield CARES, of which she is a founding member. Lauren holds a B.A. in French Literature from George Washington University.