Laura is the Assistant Dean of Humanities at Walters State Community College, where she also directs the choral program and teaches music and humanities courses.  She is the director of music at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson City and is also on the board of directors at Rose Center.   A founding company member of Encore, Laura has music directed many of the Mainstage and Young Stars productions, including Les Miserables, Cats, White Christmas, Aladdin Jr, The Lion King Jr, and many more.  Her stage credits include Merrily We Roll Along (Beth), The Sound of Music (Maria), and The Music Man (Eulalie Shinn).