Executive Director

Lauren Wagner is Executive Director of Long Island Arts Alliance, where she leads the organization’s advocacy, research, and capacity-building efforts to strengthen the arts and cultural sector across Nassau and Suffolk counties. With more than two decades of experience across nonprofit and commercial arts organizations, she brings a strategic, data-informed approach to cultural leadership and regional collaboration.

Lauren has been recognized as one of Long Island’s Most Dynamic Women Leaders (2025), a City & State Trailblazer in Arts & Culture (2025), and a Nassau County Woman of Distinction (2021). She serves on the boards of ArtsNYS and Discover Long Island, and on the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council’s Natural Assets & Tourism Work Group. She holds a master’s degree in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in Arts Administration from Wagner College.