Laura brings her love of running, whether on the track, open road or the trails to the FIT team.   A native New Yorker, Laura has found one of her favorite things about living in Northern Virginia is the abundance of running trails in the area.  She credits her parents early introduction of sports to her lifelong devotion to fitness and is looking forward to sharing athletics with her own young children as well as those she meets in the FIT 4 KIDZ program.   Additionally, she believes the successes she achieved in athletics enabled her to develop the confidence that drove her academic and professional careers and most importantly, the strength it takes to keep up with her small children.

In high school, Laura was a state-level 400M hurdler and was voted Most Valuable Female Athlete in her graduating class.  She attended Loyola University in Maryland where she ran for the school’s Division I cross-country program.  Following college, she has completed three marathons, many halves, a duathalon, a 50 mile relay across Long Island, and is enrolled to run a Tough Mudder race in the fall.