Laura Tarvainen

Laura Tarvainen has a diverse work experience spanning several roles and companies. Laura started their career at South Florida Sun Sentinel in 1989 as a Financial Planning Manager, where they oversaw budgeting, capital planning, and acquisition analysis. Laura also played a key role in evaluating and justifying the acquisition of a community newspaper group. In 1999, Laura became the Manager of Strategic Planning and Development at the same company, where they managed the development of the company's strategic plan and created new revenue streams through evaluating and recommending new business start-ups and acquisitions.

In 2001, Laura moved to Forum Publishing Group as the Vice President and C.F.O., overseeing the financial operations of the company. Laura helped position the company for revenue growth and created operational efficiencies through improved processes and training. Laura also managed projects to consolidate offices, start up new products, and divest marginal operations.

In 2005, Laura joined Forum Publishing Group/Sun Sentinel as the Vice President of Administration and Operations. In this role, they managed daily operations, including budgeting and forecasting, facilities management, production, and distribution. Laura also played a pivotal role in starting up successful publications and events, consolidating facilities, and achieving expense savings.

Most recently, Laura Tarvainen worked at BBX Capital as the Director of Operations, starting in 2014. Their responsibilities in this role are not specified, but it can be inferred that they continued to demonstrate their expertise in operations management and project management.

Laura Tarvainen earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree with a focus on Finance, General from Florida Atlantic University. Prior to that, they completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. No information is available regarding the start and end years for their Bachelor's degree. Additionally, no information is provided regarding any education or degrees from "right mgt."