Laura brings over 18 years of extensive professional experience to her role at BUILD. Previously she spent nearly a decade at the University of Colorado where she led the performance nutrition department. Prior to that she spent 3 years working with Special Forces as a Tactical Dietitian, and 4 years as a Performance Dietitian at Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Alongside working at BUILD she currently works for the Denver Rapids supporting their nutritional needs, and a unique start-up company with the goal of providing a more united health care to athletes within organizations. Laura’s diverse experience includes recreational, and professional athletes across a wide array of sports such as track and field, marathon, mountain biking, diving, cross country, soccer, basketball, alpine/nordic skiing, football, tae kwon do, gymnastics, rock climbing, tennis, wrestling, judo, figure skating, fencing, mountaineering, and synchronized swimming. Laura is a Certified Informed Provider on Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome (RED-S) and her practice strives to educate all clients on maintaining and developing a healthy relationship with food, optimizing health and meeting both health and performance goals in a practical and sustainable manner. Outside of BUILD, you can most likely find Laura on “one” of her bikes, trail running or hiking in the mountains, or hanging out with her husband and dog.
