Larry speaks with Lauren Profeta, Executive Director of ANSWERTHECALL.org (New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund)

Lauren Profeta joined the N.Y. Police and Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund in 2013.  Previously, she served for three years as the Development Director of Only Make Believe, a nonprofit organization that brings interactive theater to children in hospitals.  Prior to that, Lauren was a litigation associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP where she dedicated significant time to pro bono cases and charitable causes.  Lauren graduated summa cum laude from St. John’s University with a B.A. in English Literature and cum laude from Harvard Law School.  She is a native New Yorker and the proud sister of three NYC First Responders.  [e-mail]