Lauren Kobylarz is the Executive Director of Students Run Philly Style, a nonprofit mentoring program empowering youth through distance running in Philadelphia, PA, where she leads the development of mission-driven partnerships, strategy for organizational growth and financial stability. Lauren holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government, and has more than a decade of nonprofit experience in community-focused program design, evaluation, volunteer management and communications. As a former mentor and coach, Lauren is passionate about introducing new runners to the possibilities of what you can accomplish one step at a time.