Laura Oden

Laura Oden is the Chief Executive Officer of Pandere Shoes, a company specializing in expandable footwear sold primarily online since August 2016. Oden previously served as Senior Business Planner and Manager at Southcentral Foundation, overseeing multiple departments and managing around 30 staff members from May 2006 to February 2019. As the Founder of Anchorage Music Co-op, Laura supported Alaska's music community and hosted events, while also working as a singer/songwriter with a CD that charted on the National Folk Charts. Oden owned The Homestead Inn from July 1997 to October 2006 and founded EcoCartridge, a business focused on corporate responsibility through refurbishing printer cartridges, from July 1990 to February 1996. Additionally, Oden held the position of CFO for the International Peace Walk, where Laura organized the first peace march in the Soviet Union. Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts in Russian Studies from Southern Methodist University.