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Laura Steinbrink's Blog

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Laura Steinbrink is a successful executive with a passion for improving our community by engaging individuals in the organizations and processes that lead to change and growth. Over her career, she has created and launched initiatives, served in leadership roles of local and national organizations, and worked side by side with leaders in business, political and civic sectors at local, state and national levels.

Currently, Laura is Director of Regional Partnerships for the Fund for Our Economic Future, collaboration of philanthropy in Northeast Ohio focused on leveraging assets to improve the region’s economic competitiveness. Her primary responsibility is to develop partnerships among organizations that are working on initiatives that support the region’s economic action plan, Advance Northeast Ohio.

Prior to joining the Fund in late 2007, Laura was a Senior Advisor and Manager of Community Relations with University Hospitals, a regional healthcare organization that serves patients at over 150 locations in Northeast Ohio. She oversaw supplier diversity, corporate sponsorships, community based marketing, school-based initiatives, and green building initiatives.

Laura was the co-founder and Executive Director of Cleveland Bridge Builders (“CBB”), a nonprofit organization that builds community leaders. In that role she led the organization’s operations, fund development, public relations, strategy and implementation and many partnerships. Laura developed strategy and process to successfully grow the organization from one product to a vibrant organization offering multiple products, trainings and services.

Laura was also an account executive at Dix & Eaton, a public relations and investor relations specialty firm and spent time raising funds for various political campaigns and political organizations. Laura’s career began in Washington, DC at The Scowcroft Group, an international policy and business consulting firm led by former national security advisor Brent Scowcroft.

About Laura

Ms. Steinbrink is active in our local community as a volunteer and leader. She serves of several non-profit boards and committees. Ms. Steinbrink holds a B.A. degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine and is currently pursuing her MBA in Sustainable Business at Green Mountain College in Vermont. She is a LEED Accredited Professional by the US Green Building Coalition.

Ms. Steinbrink resides in Westlake, Ohio with her husband Kenyon Mau and their three children.

Laura E. Steinbrink
08/12/2008

The Fund for Economic Future