Laura began her career in 1994 advocating for the needs of families and children as a licensed attorney at Victim Services in NYC. She moved on to serve as Executive Director of Foster Care Review, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the safety of Florida’s foster children. After relocating to Austin, she served as General Counsel for the Travis County Juvenile Probation Department and Division Director for the Office of Children's Services. She holds a J.D. from George Washington University National Law Center and B.A. in psychology from the University of Michigan.
Leadership
Board of Directors
Bryan St. George
Treasurer
Cassandra Dunning, MBA
Secretary
Rebecca Shah
Chair Elect
Juliet Patterson
Internal Affairs
Amelie Wilson Sanders
External Affairs
Legacy Circle Leaders
Letty Landa, Jack Gullahorn, Kay Mooney, Ann Francese, Katy Bohuslav, Molly Trexler, Ashley Covert, Claire Money & Megan Coover.

Laura Ward
Executive Director
Philanthropy Council Members 2026
Amelie Wilson Sanders
Ann Francese
Ashley Covert
Brigitte Neblett
Carly Spaly
Cayden Henderson
Claire Money
Colleen Sirhal
Desiree Lynch
Dora Lee Little
Emily Doran
Erin Veitenheimer
Hillary Deck
Jacquelyn Johnson
Jessica Sherrets
Jill Kraft
Kathryn McKeon
Kristin Michna
Laura Donahue
Laurie Pompa
Megan Coover
Megan Mrazek
Monica Woodard
Nadia Plascencia
Olivia Gardner
Patricia Bell
Priya Taneja
Renee Bain
Sarah Gibbs
Stacy Shapiro
Stephanie Pierce
Susan Broniarczyk
Tera Ferguson











