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Laura is the Farmland Protection Specialist at the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy where she develops and implements GTRLC’s farmland protection programs, both internal programs and as a contractor to units of government. This includes coordinating the efforts of landowners, units of government, public and private funders, contractors and/or consultants in order to implement programs and close transactions. Before she joined GTRLC, Laura was a Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) Technician serving northwest Michigan. Laura holds a B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy from George Mason University and studied Applied Conservation Strategies at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation in Front Royal, VA.Laura grew up working on family cherry farms in northwest Michigan and is now an owner of a family-run wine grape operation. Laura enjoys hiking and being out on the water with her husband, son and chocolate lab, Odin.