Lauren Oswalt McHale is the President & CEO of The L’Enfant Trust, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to preserve and revitalize Washington, D.C.'s neighborhoods. At the Trust's foundation is its nationally recognized Conservation Easement Program which prevents demolition or inappropriate modification of nearly 1,150 of Washington's historic structures. In 2012, Lauren initiated the Trust’s Historic Properties Redevelopment Program, a revolving fund that acquires and rehabilitates vacant and distressed buildings for affordable housing. She is also a citizen member of the Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee of Washington, DC's Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6C.