Lauren Reddin has been a Global Mission Intern (GMI) at the Asian Rural Institute in Japan since January 2025. Before serving as a GMI, she was a math instructor at Mathnasium in Overland Park, Kansas. She received her Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of California, Berkeley in 2023. She has also studied German at the Free University of Berlin. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, she is a member of Country Club Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).