Laura E. Hakala

Laura E. Hakala has extensive work experience in the education technology and publishing industries. Laura E. currently holds the position of Director of Online Program Design and Efficacy at Magic EdTech, a role they have held since April 2022. Prior to this, Laura worked at Lumina Datamatics Limited for over 16 years. Their roles at Lumina included Director of Business Development & Strategy from March 2020 to April 2022, Director, Account Development from August 2016 to March 2020, and Publishing Services Director from October 2005 to August 2016.

Laura E. Hakala obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in English Language and Literature, General from the University of New Hampshire. In addition to their degree, they have obtained several certifications, including "Bystander Training: From Bystander to Upstander," "Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for All," "Communicating Across Cultures," "Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues," "Skills for Inclusive Conversations," "Understanding and Supporting Asian Employees," "Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences," "Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging," "Unconscious Bias," "Introduction to Communication Science," "Inclusive Leadership: The Power of Workplace Diversity," "Building a Toolkit for Your Sales Process," "Connecting with Sales Prospects," "Sales Pitch and Closing," "The Art of Sales: Mastering the Selling Process Specialization," "Customer Segmentation and Prospecting," "Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship," "Marketing in a Digital World (with Honors)," and "Design Thinking for Innovation." These certifications were obtained from LinkedIn and Coursera, with completion dates ranging from July 2020 to November 2021.