Dan Lauer 
Senior Program Officer 

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Dan Lauer is the senior program officer for GHR Foundation’s Children in Families initiative and works to leverage child protection interventions that strengthen families, deinstitutionalize children and drive further evidence of innovative, family-centered approaches. Partnering with experts in the field, Children in Families uses innovative, research-based solutions to scale and support effective programs while pursuing systemic change through family-centered alliances, systems and policies.
 
Dan was previously vice president of international programs at Holt International Children’s Services in Eugene, Ore. where he worked in various capacities since 1986. During his tenure, his responsibilities included work in Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia, finding permanent, secure, in-country families or family-like settings for children without homes.
 
Dan earned a master’s degree in international development, community and regional planning from the University of Missouri at Columbia, and a bachelor’s degree in community services and public affairs from the University of Oregon.