Laurie serves as Chief of Grants & Compliance for Silver Key. Laurie has over 40 years of experience in the human services and non-profit fields. An educator by training, she has taught preschool through college level courses. As an administrator, she has been the head of a middle school, and assistant superintendent here in El Paso County. Prior to coming to Silver Key, Laurie served for ten years as founder and director of Partners for Healthy Choices, the social service arm of Manitou Springs School District 14.

Laurie holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Dance from Cornell University. She also holds a Master of Arts for Experienced Elementary School Teachers and Administrators from Colorado College. Laurie has served on many boards in her over 35 years living in Manitou Springs. She is happily married to artist, Steve J. Wood, Executive Director of Concrete Couch, a local non-profit.