Laurie was a member of NNY policy council from 2001 until 2005. This is her third and final year as symposium chair. In addition to her work at Synergy she served as the Executive Director for her regional network, MINK for three years. She has strong agency and program development, assessment and evaluation skills as well as experience in supervision of staff and agency systems. She has served as a grant reviewer and a peer monitor. She has also served as board member and treasurer for her regional network.