Laura joined Lake Tahoe Community College in May 2020, where she is a member of the Senior Leadership Team focused on advancing college goals through securing grants and establishing strategic relationships with policymakers. Prior to joining LTCC, Laura spent nearly two decades working in California policy and politics, including as vice chancellor for the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, chief consultant for the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, chief of the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, and for various California legislators. Laura has been a full-time resident of South Lake Tahoe, along with her son and their rescue dog, since 2019.