During nine years in business, she has built her practice that now serves more than 350 clients. During that same time period, she has served the Ponderosa Chapter of Fresno, Calif., by holding the office of president for two terms, as well as vice president, treasurer, bulletin committee chairman and ways and means chairman. This year she is the co-chairman of the programming committee and hospitality committee, serving alongside her daughter. As the leader of a monthly jam session, she sings her original compositions and accompanies herself on a 12-string guitar, while serving the group K zoo Folklife. Her band Distant Voices frequently regales local retirement community residents and she participates in the annual bluegrass festival of the Wheatland Music Organization.
Music is important because it uplifts people.
When she takes a break from her professional endeavors, she lends her strength to the Wolverine Charter Chapter in Kalamazoo, Mich., whose members honored her as the 1999 Woman of the Year for her service as chapter president and spring conference registration chairman. The judges were chosen based on their career accomplishments, integrity and business skills. Laura Clark is the news director for KSHB-TV, the Kansas City NBC affiliate. During her tenure with the station, she has seen steady ratings improvement, expansion of newscasts and an overall improvement in quality. A native of Kansas City, Clark won three Regional Emmy Awards.