Lauren Brous joined Geography staff in May as our new Academic Personnel and Space Management Analyst, replacing Bernadette Weinberg who officially retired at the end of June. Lauren is a University of Arizona alumna with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing. For the past year, she has been working in Human Resources (in various capacities, but mainly as a recruiter) at California State University, Long Beach. Before that, she also held a Human Resources position at Gillian Executive Search in Long Beach.
Lauren has a passion for traveling, and she had the opportunity to study abroad in Prague, Czech Republic as an undergraduate. During her time abroad she visited several different European countries and learned a lot about various cultures. After she graduated from the University of Arizona, she lived in Hawaii where she enjoyed hiking, swimming, and being outdoors.
Lauren is a Santa Barbara native with strong ties to UCSB. In the 1980’s, her grandmother, Shirley Brous, worked in the Geography Department as an Assistant to the Chair. Her mother also worked on campus in the Materials Research Lab and recently retired after 35 years. Lauren says that she’s delighted at the opportunity to be the third generation of her family which has worked on campus, and Geography is delighted to have her working with the Department.
