Laura began working in the JMU Admissions office in 1997 after receiving her B.A. in English from Elon University. In 2003, she joined the dean’s office, where she works closely with the associate deans to coordinate college suspension and probation, the Research, Awards, and Development (RAD) committee, and pre-law programming.

Laura is the caretaker of the famous and furry Quad Cats. In her free time, she enjoys reading, yoga, and following Duke basketball.

• Work with RAD Committee (gathering applications for educational leaves, summer, Shaeffer, Legacy, and promotion incentive grants, and CAL recognition awards, preparing correspondence, processing award payments, planning Madison Scholar and Edna Shaeffer award presentations) 
• Assist with planning of New Full-Time Faculty Orientation for CAL (gather contact information, prepare orientation folders, send correspondence) 
• Work with pre-law coordinator to assist with pre-law events and JMU Law Board (run queries, schedule meetings, plan events, send out communications) 
• Work with Associate Dean on suspension and probation notifications (send correspondence, track and process suspension appeal contract letters, update suspended student files) 
• Assist with planning for the JMU Arts & Letters Undergraduate Research Conference (reserve rooms, place catering orders, prepare nametags, review the program, etc.) 
• Assist with Compelling Case External Review (stipends and tracking) 
• Assist with writing stories for CAL Arts and Letters Review and CAL webpage  
• Maintain Donor reports and send Donor letters 
• Send Dean’s list letters 
• Commencement Coordinator