PROFILE

Lauren Trout (they/them) is a restorative justice practitioner and subject matter expert who works in education, justice, and community sectors to provide training, coaching, and technical support. As a Senior Program Associate with the Resilient and Healthy Schools and Communities team at WestEd, Trout’s work focuses on equity, climate and culture, conflict resolution, harm prevention, and comprehensive school safety. Trout specializes in supporting paradigm shifts at the individual, collective, and systemic levels in order to create climates that are inclusive, safe, and equitable.

Trout’s body of work as an author and project lead focuses on school climate and safety, equity, systems of well-being, and initiative implementation integrity. Trout has also worked with state education agencies and federal education centers supporting their work in advancing nonpunitive discipline approaches. Trout has served as a keynote panelist and featured speaker and has presented in webinars and at conferences around the country.

Before WestEd, Trout ran restorative justice programs for the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office and Jefferson Parish Public School System in Louisiana. There, Trout facilitated victim-offender dialogues as an alternative to court and oversaw the implementation of restorative practices for the school district. As a trainer, facilitator, speaker, and consultant, Trout has experience spanning local and national levels of education and criminal justice systems.