She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon and her Masters of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship and Marketing, from the University of Calgary in 1989. Since joining Mount Royal in 2005, Laurie has taught introductory and advanced courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Creativity, Product Management and Marketing. Laurie has taken a leadership role in the renewal and design of the entrepreneurship curriculum at Mount Royal as well as the recent introduction of the Concentration in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She also served as Assistant Chair of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for three years.