The past fifteen years of Laura’s life have been a period of deep self-exploration, teaching, healing, and love that has involved apprenticing and studying with spiritual teachers, ministers, healers, and shamans from across the globe. At the same time, she has been balancing her spiritual practice with a busy and successful professional life including entrepreneurship, leadership training, and professional public speaking. Laura currently owns several businesses, including Ceremony Officiants™, one of the largest and most successful wedding officiant companies in the United States. She is also the founding president of the International Association of Professional Wedding Officiants.

Ordained as a non-denominational minister in 2003, Laura has been ministering and coaching individuals and couples for over a decade. She holds a B.S. from Towson University and an M.A. in Human Sciences from Hood College with a specialization in Thanatology and Grief Counseling. A lover of all things that blend the practical and the spiritual, Laura is also a 200hr RYT yoga instructor and meditation teacher.