about our principaL

“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

A born-and-raised Ohioan and professional communicator, Lauren B. Worley has led change-making initiatives at local, regional and global organizations, accomplishing results that have reshaped public policy and uplifted communities.

At Cincinnati Public Schools, she led communications initiatives to address the crisis of childhood bullying and led the deployment of the district’s three-year strategic plan. These efforts increased positive public sentiment, measured by significant levy results. 

She led the creation of Procter & Gamble's Global Newsroom. As a Global Brand Communications Director, she delivered significant business results for the Tampax brand.

As Chief of Staff to Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher, Lauren led efforts to pass the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit to greenlight hundreds of film and TV projects. She helped pass the Historic Preservation Tax Credit and Land Bank laws. Lauren led passage of key aspects of the Strickland/Fisher Administration Advanced Energy Policy, including getting $1 billion for advanced energy projects. These policies have driven investments in rural and urban communities across Ohio. 

From 2011 to 2016, Lauren was Press Secretary and Senior Advisor at NASA, appointed by President Obama’s Administration. There she led initiatives that communicated President Obama's vision for space exploration to the American people. While there, she was an Inaugural Participant of the White House Climate Leadership Workshop, supported the White House Science Fair and the first White House Girl Scout Campout.

Lauren has cultivated extensive experience and a record of achievement leading advocacy efforts, developing policy and implementing legislation in the Ohio General Assembly (2003-2006) and the Ohio Association for Justice (2006). She’s worked at the Democratic National Committee (2001), led communications for the Ohio Democratic Party (2002), and was a senior leader of the Fisher for U.S. Senate Campaign (2009-2010). 

Lauren lives in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Clifton with her husband, FD Harper. You will most likely find them cheering on the Cincinnati Reds or doting on their dogs Chase and Lincoln. 

Lauren was appointed to the Cincinnati Public Schools Foundation Board in 2025. She was among the Cincinnati Business Courier's Forty Under 40 and is a Leadership Cincinnati Class 42 alum.