Laura joined Clique Hospitality in December 2021 as CFO, overseeing all of the financial functions for the company. Laura has worked in the Hospitality industry for the last 16+ years, starting her career in boutique hotels with Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. She began her journey with Kimpton as a Staff Accountant in Portland, Oregon and over the following eleven years progressed through a number of properties in California, ultimately becoming the Area Director of Finance, where she oversaw eight hotels in Southern California. In 2017 Laura made the move to Las Vegas to join MGM Resorts Corporate Food & Beverage Strategy team as the Vice President of Finance & Yielding. In this role, she provided strategic and analytical oversight to the $2B+/year Food & Beverage division. After almost three years with MGM Resorts Laura joined Virgin Hotels as the opening Vice President of Finance of Virgin Las Vegas. There, she provided strategic and financial leadership during the conversion from Hardrock, and throughout the closure, pre-opening, and re-opening of the integrated resort.