Lara Gooding

Lara Gooding, MPA, currently serves as an Advisory Consultant at CUCollaborate, focusing on data and analytics solutions for credit unions to enhance growth and long-term success. Previous experience includes a role as a Budget Analyst at the Executive Office of US Attorneys, where financial reports were monitored and analyzed, and obligations tracked for compliance. Lara has also provided administrative support as a Committee Assistant for the Washington State Senate and worked as an Evaluation Consultant for Syracuse University's Veterans Legal Clinic. Additional professional backgrounds feature positions at Amazon Web Services and Apple, as well as serving as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, where curriculum was developed for multilingual university classes. Lara holds a Master of Public Administration from Syracuse University and a Bachelor's degree in International Studies from Seattle University, complemented by minors in French and Music and a specialization in International Development.