Lauren Joseph ’23 EMNA

Junior Program Officer, The Leon Levine Foundation

Advancing programs and organizations that improve the human condition

Lauren Joseph ’23 is a philanthropic nonprofit professional who has dedicated her work and life to the service of others. At The Leon Levine Foundation, a Charlotte-based organization that invests in nonprofits across North Carolina and South Carolina, Joseph stewards a grant portfolio of more than 70 nonprofits. In her role, she conducts extensive due diligence in helping execute the Foundation’s annual disbursement of more than $30 million in awards.

As a student in Notre Dame’s Executive Masters in Nonprofit Administration (EMNA), Joseph partnered with a Notre Dame family to create a foundation in memory of their son and brother. Today, she continues to advise on strategy and serve on the board of the Zac Plantz Foundation. She injects confidence, energy, positivity, and a “can-do” spirit amongst her board colleagues. In three years, the foundation has amassed an endowment of more than $500,000 and funded local scholarships and grants in the Chicagoland area.

Joseph also serves as the vice president of the Notre Dame Club of Charlotte and volunteers with Pat’s Place Child Advocacy Center and the Humane Society. She received her bachelor’s degree in finance and economics in 2017 from Southern Illinois University, where she was captain of the women’s swim team.