Lauren Hansen-Armendariz is an Active Duty Military Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Army and is passionate about connecting people and ideas to creatively solve complex problems. She was commissioned in 2014 from Northern Illinois University’s ROTC program. Previously, she served as an Instructor and Course Director at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC). While assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Lauren served as a Brigade Intelligence Advisor at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Ukraine and led the Intelligence Section (S2) of 1-26 Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. Lauren now serves as the Deputy Division Innovation Officer and strives to empower Soldiers to design creative solutions to tactical problems.