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Lauren Adams

Observer · DISC type ci
Managing Director of Recruitment & Retention at KIPP Massachusetts
📍 Denver, North Carolina, United States

Lauren Adams is a seasoned talent leader with over 14 years of experience at KIPP Massachusetts, where she rose to Managing Director of Recruitment & Retention. Specializing in talent acquisition, DEI, and employee experience, she is now seeking new leadership roles in People and Culture. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder.

Lauren possesses a global perspective on education, shaped by her time with the Semester at Sea program and her experience as a teacher at an international school in Barcelona, Spain. Her interests suggest a strong commitment to mission-driven work within the education and philanthropic sectors.

After a distinguished 14-year tenure at KIPP, she is publicly embarking on a new professional chapter focused on People and Culture leadership.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Managing Director of Recruitment & Retention
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Denver, North Carolina, United States
Personality Overview

How Lauren shows up

Assertive
Value Driven
Curious

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.

Priorities

Topics Lauren cares about

Talent Acquisition
Her extensive career at KIPP has been dedicated to recruitment and retention, and she is passionate about finding and developing talent.
DEI & Culture
Her professional focus explicitly includes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and building a strong employee culture.
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Career

Work history

7-2022
Managing Director of Recruitment & Retention
KIPP Massachusetts
1-2021 - 7-2022
Director of Recruitment
KIPP Massachusetts
3-2020 - 1-2021
Senior Recruitment Manager
KIPP Massachusetts
8-2005 - 8-2010
Head of School Counseling and Advisory Program
The Oliverian School
8-2004 - 6-2005
Optimal Match Teacher
Benjamin Franklin international School, Barcelona, Spain
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2000 - 2003
Bachelor of Arts - BA
University of Colorado Boulder
2004 - 2004
Education details unavailable
Semester At Sea / ISE
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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