Laura Collins

Laura Collins is recently retired from the United States Coast Guard after 30 years of service where she served at sea in command positions and served ashore as strategic advisor to the Coast Guard’s most senior leaders. Laura holds a bachelor of science in Electrical Engineering from the United States Coast Guard Academy and a Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University. Most recently, she completed her 200-hour “Road to Yoga’ teacher training with BambooMoves in Baltimore in the spring of 2023, where she now teaches. In addition to her work with PREPARE, Laura is an active volunteer with South Harbor Renaissance, the friends-of-the-park group for Federal Hill Park in Baltimore and the Catholic Community of South Baltimore, where she co-leads a group that runs the spiritual retreat center.