Laura Hard, Spokane Representative

Laura’s company, The BoxMaker has been a supply chain partner of the Lighthouse for approximately 25 years, and for the past 9 years Laura has been working more closely with the Lighthouse as a Board member on the Foundation Board. Laura has been with The BoxMaker for 16 years and when she moved to Spokane to manage the branch 9 years ago, she was honored to join the board and begin working on community engagement and fundraising initiatives.

“It has been such a pleasure seeing this organization grow and evolve. We have a remarkable team at the Lighthouse and it is a pleasure to do this work and help the Lighthouse continue its growth to create more jobs!!”

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