Dr. Lauren Josephs

Dr. Lauren Josephs is a Social/Behavioral Scientist and is currently Chief Executive Officer of Visionary Vanguard Group, Inc. –a consulting firmswhich uses research, evaluation, training & technical assistance to help organizations eliminate disparities and achieve equitable outcomes. Her work has been done on the national level for both private corporations, and governmental entities. In previous roles she was Health Disparities Researcher the Center for Health Futures at Florida Hospital (now AdventHealth) where she was responsible for research, and evaluation of culturally appropriate community initiatives designed to improve the health of underserved, underinsured and minority populations. Dr. Josephs started her career as a Mental Health Counselor working with juvenile-justice-involved youth. She has been a Florida licensed psychotherapist, and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) for over two decades.