Laurel provides management consulting services to clients within the business, not for profit and agri-food industry, focusing on human resource management systems and organizational development, executive management coaching, and executive search. Her 38 years of experience also includes significant sales and marketing, communication, policy and strategic development expertise both in the private sector and in government.Laurel graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture, and has embraced a continuous learning attitude throughout her diverse career path, including involvement on several boards and within the community. Laurel represented the people of Manitoba as the lay person on the Judicial Inquiry Board for six years, was a board member of the U of M Alumni Association, and is currently on the UM Board of Governors.