Laurie Bean is a graphic designer with a BFA from Boston University. She was an art director at Cahill Dittrich and several other agencies, then went out on her own and ran a small design studio in Newton, MA.

She has many outside interests: spinning, reading, knitting, and travel  to name a few.

She spends a lot of time in Los Angeles with her daughter and new grandson.

She met Ellie thru a mutual friend where she learned about Art beCAUSE. She became passionate about helping the organization to grow, and in 2015 was honored to join the Board of Directors