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Laurie is an ESL Teacher at Open Door Lake Street. Her teaching career began in high school, as a flute teacher and professional musician for over 15 years, primarily with the Childrenā€™s Theatre Company. Following that, she worked with publishing companies in the Chicago and Bay Areas, and spent the last 20+ years in business development with an HR Consulting firm in Minneapolis. After leaving the corporate world in 2015, Laurie discovered her passion for ESL when she began volunteering as a teacher with Open Door Northside. This also perfectly matched her ever-present desire to help others. She gained experience by substitute teaching and volunteering at more schools locally, while earning a TEFL Certificate from Hamline and both a teaching license in ABE and Masters in Education from the University of Minnesota. Laurie continues to volunteer at Northside and is also a Navigator and substitute Citizenship and Burlington English teacher with Literacy Minnesota. She still plays flute and coproduces and hosts a music television series featuring Minnesota musicians.