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Sex Education & advocacy

 

In addition to my 8+ years of experience in social media, digital marketing, communications, and content creation, I also have broad experience, passion, certification, and skills in sex education and reproductive rights advocacy reaching back as far as 2009.


Planned Parenthood: Public Policy Intern

2009

  • Attended state and national lobbying events to advance reproductive rights policy

  • Drafted press releases for Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood alerts

  • Co-organized and participated in phone banking events

  • Presented reproductive rights issues to lawmakers, and affordable health care policy updates to Planned Parenthood clinicians

Planned Parenthood: Program Coordinator

2009-2010

  • Developed and led a sexual health program for college students that included sex education, volunteer training, and sharing and interpreting current events

  • Maintained a strong social presence to engage volunteers and participants

  • Recruited and maintained VOX volunteers through face-to-face meetings, phone, and email communication

  • Maintained multiple databases with volunteer and budget data


Sex Ed With Laura Online Educational Platform

2020 - CURRENT

I provide regular online educational content and information on reproductive rights advocacy through multiple social media platforms, focusing primarily on folks ages 18-55 in rural communities and the outdoor industry. Through this work, I:

  • Provide regular news updates and policy interpretation

  • Give calls-to-action for a 14k+ online audience

  • Create and share custom educational content for reproductive rights and sexual health

  • Host anonymous Q+A live streams to answer questions and provide resources

  • Plan, coordinate, and host occasional workshops independently and with organizations such as Plan C Pills

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Sex Outside Podcast

2021 - CURRENT

Sex Outside aims to normalize conversations about sex, sexuality, gender, and relationships within the outdoor industry. As the founder, I:

  • Direct all marketing and educational strategy

  • Conduct interviews utilizing ethical storytelling practices

  • Produce episodes to educate and normalize conversations

  • Develop digital marketing on social media

  • Podcast achieved #9 on Apple Podcast Sexuality charts in 2021


Après Delight: Educational Field Guide

2021

I partnered with an outdoors-focused CBD intimacy oil company to author entertaining, educational copy for a field guide (The Good Lovin’ Field Guide, Volume 1) that would both inform and also contain small interactive moments for personal planning and reflection.


National Network of Abortion Funds: Online Fundraiser

2022

After seeing the infamously horrific tweet from Florida State Senator Matt Gaetz regarding abortion rights activists who protested in light of the reversal of Roe vs. Wade, I created a Bonfire campaign designed to be gender-neutral and activate the millennials Gaetz called out in his statement. The digital campaign was designed to raise all proceeds for the National Network of Abortion Funds.

In response, Matt Gaetz shared my full name and face on his Twitter account in an attempt to silence the campaign.

I created social media content surrounding Gaetz’s actions and raised nearly $5,000 through this campaign in under 2 weeks, using only organic digital marketing.


Certified Holistic Sex Educator

2024

ISEE (the Institute for Sexuality Education & Enlightenment) provides a 24-month Holistic Sex Educator program that includes 41 webinar trainings, 3 papers, 90 hours of live streaming classes, and 25 hours of supervision. Graduated as a Certified Holistic Sex Educator April 2024.


Recent Community Work & Memberships

  • Volunteer: Seekhaven Family Crisis Center (Utah, 2021-2022)

  • Ambassador: Planned Parenthood of Utah (Utah, 2021-2022)

  • Ambassador: Plan C Pills (Remote, 2022-present)

  • Member: American Association for Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT, 2021-present)