Laura holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology from Mount Allison University, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Dalhousie University. She has been a practicing pharmacist since 2008. Laura has been working with the Government of Nunavut’s Department of Health since 2013, first as a Pharmacist at the Qikiqtani General Hospital in Iqaluit and then as a tobacco cessation lead for the Tobacco Reduction Program.
Now based in Ottawa, Laura has continued supporting the Tobacco and Cannabis Program, providing tobacco cessation expertise, managing resource development projects, and engaging with communities. As part of her work, she has had the privilege of travelling to and supporting health and wellness workers and community members in more than half of Nunavut’s 25 communities. Laura is proudly from the Nunatsiavut land claim area of Labrador, growing up in North West River.
