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Laura loves the complicated and quirky, because life without challenge is just boring. A communications professional for 23 years, she worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies and virtually every industry, including economic development, law, finance, science and technology, healthcare, industrial, retail and food service.A natural technology geek, her early experience is reflected in marketing, public affairs and public relations materials for dozens of leading-edge companies including 3M, Novell, EDS and Tivoli. As principal for Public Strategies, Inc. from 1994 until 2000, Laura worked on telecommunications and energy issues. Primarily responsible for public advocacy campaigns for Southwestern Bell's five-state region and Entergy Corporation’s three-state region, she also led advocacy and mobilization efforts for home equity reform and a variety of consumer protection, healthcare and education issues. Her work was remarkably successful and provided the foundation for legislation such as the Texas Telecommunications Act of 1995 and passage of Texas home equity reform in 1997.An unexpected midlife crisis prompted Laura to delve into the worlds of nano- and biotechnology. She began her own company specializing in the life sciences and soon become the lead writer of the 2002 Council on Science and Biotechnology Development report to Texas Governor Rick Perry, as well as the Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute’s 21st Century Life Science Roadmap.In her spare time, Laura enjoys gardening, reading classic science fiction and rebuilding her lawn mower. | 