Laura Ackerman

Before joining the Ellevate team, Laura worked in digital marketing & analytics for financial services and healthcare companies. Originally from Texas, she holds a B.A. in Professional Writing from Baylor University (Sic ‘em Bears) and an M.A. in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin (Hook ‘em Horns). Laura lives in Brooklyn with her husband, toddler son and cat Stevie Nicks, and happily spends her weekends eating bagels, exploring the city and pushing that toddler on the swings.

Female Role Model: Amy Poehler, Serena Williams, and most of all my mom.

Favorite Place on Earth: Manchester, Vermont in peak leaf season. 

First Concert: Wynonna Judd circa 1993

Favorite Cereal: Reese’s Peanut Butter Puffs

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