Board Member
Laura Smith is the Executive Director for the Empower Youth Network. Laura has more than 20 years of experience in the non-profit sector and has been with the Empower Youth Network since 2005.
Laura has been an active community leader on the eastside for many years, which includes board and volunteer roles with Rotary Club of Duvall, Executive Constantine’s Healthcare Leadership Circle, King County’s Mental Health and Drug Dependence Advisory Council, the Snoqualmie Valley Healthy Community Coalition, and the King County Human Services Alliance. Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, and Secondary Teaching from Colorado State University and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Colorado. Laura is a graduate of Leadership Eastside and gets her energy from community collaboration and working with youth. Laura is honored to serve on the board as she has witnessed the positive impact that WAS programs have on youth regionally and in her own family.