Holding an MFA in Scenography from UNC-Greensboro, her regional design credits include work with the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Charleston Stage Company, Nashville Children’s Theatre, and Struthers Library Theatre, among others. Locally, she has designed scenery for Opera Roanoke, Mill Mountain Theatre, and Virginia Children's Theatre. Laurie has also worked extensively as a scenic artist, painting for regional companies such as the Guthrie Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company, Tennessee Repertory Theatre, Opryland USA, and Sesame Street Live.  Prior to her life in Virginia, she was the Assistant Production Manager for the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, SC; however, after over two decades of being "new here," Laurie is proud to call Roanoke home.