Laura Bean-Allen

Laura Bean-Allen is an experienced college and career counselor at Emerald Youth Foundation, running an academic center for urban high school students in Knoxville, Tennessee since June 2017. As a co-founder of Sustaining a Village Everyday, Laura has played a pivotal role in raising over $110,000 for the village of Boukeron, Haiti, since its inception in 2011. Laura has also served as a research assistant at Samford University, supporting a doctoral candidate and editing research papers. In addition, Laura has experience in residence life as a senior resident assistant and resident assistant, focusing on community building and conflict resolution. Previous roles include academic counseling with AmeriCorps and business endeavors as co-founder of Royal Princess Parties. Laura’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on Economics and Social Entrepreneurship from Samford University.