About Me

Laura served as the 34th New York City Fire Commissioner overseeing the nation’s largest fire department, with 17,000 employees and a $2.3 billion-dollar budget. She was the first woman to serve as Commissioner in the agency’s 157-year history. Laura was tasked with culture change, modernization, and agency transformation, all while guiding the agency and city through 24/7 crisis, including line of duty deaths, terrorist attacks, and mass casualty events.

Laura has served in public life for almost two decades, as a public affairs consultant helping non-profits, unions, and candidates for office, as a senior advisor in the Mayor’s office, and for almost a decade at FDNY before becoming Commissioner.