Laura became interested in international development while at Boston University (BA, Economics) while researching border relations with Mexico. This interest inspired her to pursue a Master’s in Latin American Studies at San Diego State University (SDSU) and a career in international development.

Laura also holds her MBA from SDSU and a certificate in nonprofit management from Harvard University. She has studied and worked in Spain and Costa Rica where she picked up the language and passion of those countries.

Currently serving as the organization’s COO in the United States, Laura has been at Andean Health & Development since 2009.

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Summer News 2024

Since 2000, we’ve maintained a fully functional hospital in Pedro Vicente Maldonado (PVM), Ecuador. When we began, folks in the community had little access to health care and no access to hospital care. There were no government hospitals or private, for-profit hospitals. Basic equipment like X-rays or nebulizer machines, like many of you have used for

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