Laura worked with Howard to create OGC when it was founded in 1999. She took over the company when Howard passed in 2013.

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As the owner of OGC Consulting, Laura oversees all day to day operations, and all compliance reviews the company prepares. This includes coordinating and scheduling all the pre-engagement preparation, planning and analysis, and compliance reviews. She also manages the schedule for all the company's principals and associates. 

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Laura has also done work for the Professional Development Institute at the University of North Texas, providing on-site assistance and coordination of their International Accounting and Auditing course offering. Laura is an active member of Petroleum Accountants Society of Houston, and is a participating member of both the Joint Interest Committee and the Picnic Committee.

 

Graduating Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Laura started her professional career with Chevron U.S.A. in 1978 by accepting a position in the Joint Interest organization overseeing the application of payments for Non-Operated Billings. She took a leave of absence to attend the Hasting College of Law in 1979 before returning to Chevron.