Laura Florick joined Farmer Foodshare’s board of directors in 2022, the same year she moved to her new home in Durham, North Carolina.

Laura is a Project Coordinator supporting the Center for Health Equity Research at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Before coming to North Carolina, she worked in community leadership, research and project management positions all over the world including archaeological and ethnographic field work, international education, arts field trip program evaluation and research on local food economies during COVID-19, while supporting museums, K12 schools, higher ed institutions, community grassroots initiatives and nonprofits.

Laura is passionate about community resilience, community food sovereignty, and equitable food systems. She can be found acrylic painting, finding cool bugs at the Eno, or buying fresh veggies at the Durham Farmers’ Market.

Pronouns: She, Her