Before real estate, Laura spent years as a behavioral health counselor, helping individuals and military veterans get their lives back on track. It turned out to be remarkable training. Buying or selling a home ranks among life's most stressful events, and Laura is very hard to rattle. She knows how to keep people calm, keep conversations productive, and keep a deal moving when emotions run high. Her tenacity, work ethic, and genuine nature have guided hundreds of buyers and sellers to the finish line, in easy markets and hard ones.

The numbers back it up. Laura has earned the Circle of Excellence President's Award, an honor based on sales volume, every year since 2021. She is also a member of the Exceptional Agents Network, an invitation-only community of top Sotheby's International Realty advisors across the United States and Canada. Her motto: "Attitude is everything, integrity is non-negotiable."

Laura believes the right team makes all the difference. She leads a small, highly personal team and keeps a deep bench of vetted professionals ready for whatever a transaction throws at her, from a surprise inspection finding to a dock that needs attention before closing. She also believes that raising a problem without offering a solution is just plain rude.

A graduate of Collegiate School and the University of Virginia, Laura is a member of and volunteer for First Presbyterian Church and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and a patron of the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. She swims year-round, never turns down an adventure or a good belly laugh, and has a designer's eye sharpened by years of prowling antique and estate sales for treasures. Art and music are lifelong loves, especially when the performance is live.

Once an "urban chick wrangler," Laura has since been promoted (or demoted, depending on whom you ask) to unofficial innkeeper for the wild geese and ducks that have claimed her backyard. They pay no rent, sign no leases, and hold firm opinions about the breakfast menu. With her dogs Taz and Riley supervising, Laura considers it excellent negotiation practice. Geese, it turns out, are loud, stubborn, and never take the first offer, so the closing table feels easy by comparison.