Assistant Director, Early Learning & Family Services, Quality Child Care Division, Bellingham Office
Laurie joined CCA Northwest at Opportunity Council in spring of 2023. Laurie has spent her career in education and early learning in a variety of roles. With her experience as an elementary classroom teacher, elementary and high school counselor, owner, and director of a child care center and adjunct faculty in higher education, Laurie has a wide depth of knowledge for educational and family support systems. She has a passion for creating culturally responsive programs and systems that meet the social-emotional needs of the whole child and family for a solid foundation in life. Strategies to build community are always at the center of her work. Laurie brings these perspectives to her current position as Assistant Director of the Early Learning and Family Services Department at Opportunity Council, where she oversees the Quality Child Care Division and the CCA Northwest Region. When not at work you can find Laurie spending time with her family, in the mountains, on the water, in the garden or knitting on the back porch.
