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| Laura Coffey
Laura Coffey has over 4 years of experience in employment services for people with disabilities. She is the Program Manager for Goodwill of North Florida, overseeing the Benefits Planning, Assistance, and Outreach project (BPAO), VR placement services, Ticket to Work, and three Job Junction centers covering 8 counties in northeast Florida. In her relatively short tenure in the employment services arena, Laura has developed a high level of technical expertise in regards to the Social Security work incentives. Laura also serves as Trainer and Technical Assistance Liaison for SSA Region IV with Virginia Commonwealth University's Benefits Assistance Resource Center. In this capacity, Laura provides work incentive training technical assistance and consultation to all SSA funded Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach (BPAO) and Protection & Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) projects in Florida and Georgia. Before joining Goodwill and the VCU-BARC team, Laura honed her management skills in the retail and hospitality industries. She has been a trainer throughout her varied management positions. Her experience in the private sector included eight years of retail operations at various Marriott hotels and resorts. Laura is a graduate of East Carolina University. |
