Laura Brusseau is a teacher, mentor, and lifelong volunteer. She teaches high school social studies in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, and she advises the Rotary Interact Service Club which focuses on helping both locally and internationally.
She is the co-founder of Hunger and Homelessness Week at Plymouth State University; is an Americorp alumna who helped build the Global Village for Habitat for Humanity International in Americus, Georgia; and is the co-founder of the Faith, Hope, and Love Foundation whose mission is to help children and youth suffering from hunger and homelessness. Laura is also the co-founder of a community fundraiser called the Lakes Region Dancing with the Stars, as well as the co-founder of the Spirit of Hope and Kindness Awards, which honor students for their kindness and for doing good. Laura also started a Lakes Region sock drive that occurs every fall to benefit local agencies.
She is a former Circle Girl mentor, former Girl Scout leader, and past president of the Plymouth State Alumni Association. She has served on numerous boards throughout the region, including New Beginnings Domestic Violence Shelter and Habitat for Humanity. She has also participated in the Million Pibble March in Washington D.C.
She is currently an ambassador for Girls Who Hike NH, a group that empowers women through hiking, and is a blogger for Stay Work Play NH. Each month she features people and agencies doing good throughout the state.
She has been honored extensively for her work in the community by being named the 2007 Union Leader 40 under 40 award winner; chosen as a Habitat for Humanity Teachers Fellow; given the Plymouth State Distinguished Alumni award, the Lakes Region Hero Award, the 2014 New Hampshire Civic Leader of the Year, Fusion Impact on the Lakes Region Award Recipient, named a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International and was chosen to Keynote the Altrusa International Northeast Conference in 2016 and the WPI Philanthropy Sorority Ball in 2017, in 2018 she was named the Lakes Region Good Scout Recipient for Character and Leadership by the Daniel Webster Boy Scout Council. In 2020 she finished hiking the 48-4000 foot mountains in NH.
Laura believes that there is more good in the world than bad, and positive change can be made by anyone at any age. She believes that gratitude, kindness, love, and service can transform lives. She is excited to work with Civics 101 to bring civics lessons to life!