Laurie joined the Contender team as Senior Accounting Specialist in 2024. Her 20 years of accounting and auditing experience in various sectors is a valuable asset to the Finance team. Laurie’s skills include budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, account reconciliation, lender reporting, internal auditing, tax preparation and filing and varied responsibilities related to AP and AR.

Laurie is a graduate of Indiana University School of Business where she received a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Accounting. Her career as a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner has afforded her the opportunity to work extensively across the U.S., but Laurie calls South Carolina home. Laurie and her husband are currently restoring a 120 year-old historic home in Laurens, SC.