Lauren, a native Jacksonian, is a 2003 graduate of the University School of Jackson, a 2007 graduate of The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and a 2010 graduate of Jackson State Community College. Lauren has been involved in the Leadership Jackson program for almost two decades, as she graduated from the Greater Jackson Chamber’s Leadership University program in high school. She is also a member of the 2017 Leadership Jackson class, was co-chair of Leadership Jackson 2018, and served on the Leadership Jackson Alumni Association Board from 2018-2022. Lauren is a 2023 Leadership Tennessee graduate and a board member for the Tennessee Association of Community Leadership (TACL).  She is married to Greg Saliba (Leadership Jackson – Class of 2014), and they have two children, Ava Jane and John.