Laura has a track record of getting results.

Within the first 5 years leading Take Control Initiative, Laura's work has included developing and launching:

Expanded partnerships with 22+ health centers to serve 38,000 women in Tulsa annually;
A program to disseminate hundreds of thousands of dollars of grant funding to community partners for essential healthcare services;
Metriarch, a statewide data and policy collaborative providing data reporting and legislative analysis;
A free transportation program;
A bilingual helpline;
An online pharmacy partnership and delivery service;
A national network of contraceptive access programs;
A clinic quality improvement initiative supporting health centers during the pandemic with supplies and emergency grants;
A post-secondary peer health education program with Tulsa Community College, the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Oklahoma.

Having served the City of Tulsa for 4+ years, including 2 years as Chair and 1 year as Vice Chair, Laura:

Led the Commission through a restructuring to expand collaboration on policies, working in solidarity across Title V commissions, including the Greater Tulsa Area African-American Affairs Commission, Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission, Greater Tulsa Area Hispanic/Latinx Affairs Commission, and Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women;
Advocated for the passage of protections of city employees inclusive of gender and sexuality;
Proposed and advocated for charter amendments that are in effect today;
Advocated for community policing, resulting in the formation of a task force on the 6 pillars of community policing and the mayors office issuing 77 recommendations, many of which were implemented by Tulsa Police Department;
Expanded accessibility of the Human Rights Commission by ensuring complaint forms are available online in English and Spanish.