Lacy K.

Lacy K. has a diverse work experience, starting with their role as a White House Intern at the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs in 2010. Lacy later joined the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) as a State Policy Intern for a brief period. In 2011, they returned to the White House and took on various roles, including Staff Assistant, Special Assistant, Associate Director of White House Personnel, and later, as the Director of the White House Internship Program and the DC Scholars Program. During their tenure, they successfully led a team in systematizing and reviewing applications for internship positions, implemented community service activities for interns, redesigned the intern curriculum for leadership development, and established agreements with speakers for management trainings. In 2018, Lacy joined Yes& Agency as the Director of Operations and Human Resources and then progressed to Vice President of Human Resources and Operations in 2022.

Lacy K. obtained a Bachelor's degree in Social Anthropology from Harvard University from 2005 to 2009. In 2011, Lacy attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth for the Tuck Business Bridge Program. Then, from 2017 to 2019, Lacy pursued an MBA with a field of study in Business, General Management from the University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business. In terms of additional certifications, Lacy acquired several LinkedIn certifications, including "Using Gender Inclusive Language," "Dan Ariely on Making Decisions," "How to Be an Effective Remote Manager," "How to Beat Burnout, Exhaustion, and Stress," "Managing Skills for Remote Leaders," and "Managing Your Well-Being as a Leader."