Lauren Wolfe
National President

Lauren Wolfe Lauren Wolfe grew up in West Bloomfield, Michigan and is a seasoned veteran of the College Democrats. As a chapter, state, and national leader of CDA, Lauren has earned a reputation as a tireless, innovative, and enthusiastic organizer and advocate.

Lauren became President of the Smith College Democrats in the fall of 2003. In that position, she increased the organization's budget and membership tenfold. Lauren built an email list of more than 1,000 students - over one-third of the college's student body - and developed innovative speaker and campaign programs on campus. Under Lauren's leadership, the Smith Democrats recruited new members through a food drive, raised a record amount of money through a Western Massachusetts College Democrats date auction, and organized a conference to connect students and influential Democratic Party leaders. At the 2004 CDA Convention, the national organization recognized Lauren's achievements by naming Smith College its "Chapter of the Year."

While serving as President of the Smith College Democrats, Lauren had an opportunity to meet and work closely with other chapters across the state of Massachusetts. In the spring of 2004, Lauren was unanimously elected President of the College Democrats of Massachusetts (CDM). In that role, Lauren helped organize the 2004 CDA National Convention in Boston and she transformed CDM from a loose organization of less than ten schools to one of the largest state federations in the country. Lauren also coordinated the nation's largest College Democrats campaign invasion in 2004, sending more than 1,000 volunteers to New Hampshire to volunteer for the Kerry-Edwards campaign the weekend before the election.

In 2004, Lauren was also elected chair of the National Council, CDA's body of state federation officers. In that role, Lauren served as a member of the CDA Executive Board and as a liaison between the DNC and state federations across the country. Under Lauren's leadership, the National Council grew to include members from all 50 states for the first time. Lauren also provided resources to state federations on behalf of CDA and coordinated the first-ever CDA state federation leadership retreat at the 2005 National Convention.

In addition to her experience with CDA, Lauren has interned with the DNC, NARAL Pro-Choice America, the Oakland County Democratic Party, Dean for America and Senator Carl Levin. She has also served on Smith's student government, participated at the Goldman Sachs Global Leadership Institute, and spent the last year teaching English in Zwickau, Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship. Lauren currently studies law at the University of Detroit Mercy.

This is Lauren's second year as President of the College Democrats of America. Over the past year, CDA saw significant gains in the youth vote as they has expanded new media, sponsored campaign invasions, rejuvenated our alumni network, sponsored a leadership summit, and hosted our national convention with numerous major presidential candidates.