Laura Hale Brannon is a Project Manager for the Dental Therapy Project, a part of the Dental Access Project at Community Catalyst. In this role, Laura oversees efforts to support the authorization and implementation of dental therapists across the country.

Previously, Laura worked for The Pew Charitable Trusts supporting state-based campaigns to authorize dental therapists. She also worked as a federal lobbyist for the American Society of Civil Engineers, covering transportation infrastructure policy.

Laura received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame.