Laura Whitacre

Laura Whitacre serves as Co-Director of Secondary Education and Assistant Dean at Fairfield University since January 2022, with additional responsibilities as Interim Director of Elementary Education and Director of Educator Preparation and Certification Officer. Concurrently, Laura works as a consultant for The Justice Education Center, Inc., where previous roles included Deputy Director and Education Coordinator for various initiatives. Prior experience includes coordinating educational programs for underprivileged youths in Connecticut as Raise The Grade Coordinator for the State of Connecticut and teaching at the Diocese of Bridgeport. Laura holds a Master's degree in Secondary Education - English from Fairfield University, a Master's degree in Literary Theory from Boston College, and a Bachelor's degree in English and Political Science from Fairfield University.