Lara McLaughlin

Lara McLaughlin is an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist currently working at Vertech, an industrial control systems integration firm, since September 2023. Previously, Lara served as the Talent Acquisition Team Lead at Esri for over a decade, where responsibilities included supervising a recruiting team, overseeing workforce planning, managing onboarding processes, and collaborating on diversity initiatives. Additional roles at Esri included full-cycle recruiting and managing an internship program that significantly expanded its size. Prior experience includes positions at Walt Disney Animation Studios as a University Programs Specialist and Recruitment Coordinator, which entailed recruitment strategy development and event coordination. Lara's earlier career spans roles in event coordination and human resources management, complemented by a Master's degree in Film Studies from Chapman University.