Education:
2007 B.S. in Environmental Studies
(Emphasis in Social Science/Policy) and a
Certificate in Nonprofit Management
Southern Oregon University
Ashland, Oregon
Honors/Awards:
2004-2006 John Pine Memorial Service Award
2007 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
2007 Alumna of National Education for Women's (NEW)
Leadership Oregon
2007 Oregon Campus Compact Faith Gabelnick Student
Leadership Award
2007 SOU School of Social Sciences Dean's Award for
Outstanding Student Scholarship
2007 The American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Outstanding Woman Graduate of SOU in Environmental Studies
Professional Growth Activities:
2003-2007 Lead the Environmental Studies Club
an academic club at SOU
2004-2006 Co-Director of the Ecology Center of the Siskiyous
SOU's environmental resource center
2006 Founded Students for a Sustainable Future
A student group leading the effort to bring Green Tags to
SOU -- to offset 100% of the natural gas and electricity
consumed at SOU
2007 Student advisor on the SOU Sustainability Council
Laura is currently working to restore urban wetlands and designing a children's interactive education program at Kids Imagination Discovery Space (KIDS) in Medford, Oregon. In addition, as part of her senior capstone she is publishing a series of articles for local newspapers, with plans to compile and expand them into a future book, a "green" guidebook about living a more globally aware life. Laura brings to Ana’s Children a passion for and knowledge of non-profits that is hard to match.
Board Secretary
