Laura Wolfe serves as the Florida Conservation Group’s (FCG) Director of Operations. Since 2018, she has overseen administrative and financial tasks, in addition to grant management. As FCG has grown, Laura has also taken on the responsibilities of human resource management and customer contract coordination.
Laura holds an associate degree in Business Administration from the State College of Florida and is a QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor. For nearly 20 years, she has worked with several local cattle ranches and other agriculture organizations, assisting with accounting and administrative responsibilities. Laura’s experience also includes assisting producers with program applications to the Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service divisions of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Born and raised in the Sarasota/Manatee area, Laura now resides in Myakka City with her family. Her lifelong connection to agriculture began with raising and showing beef cattle projects through 4-H, where she also competed in livestock judging at both local and state levels. Laura was actively involved in the Florida Jr. Cattlemen’s Association (FCA), competing in the annual quiz bowl and team marketing competitions held at the FCA Annual Convention each year. After graduation, Laura continued her involvement in youth agriculture by serving as a 4-H leader, advisor to the Manatee County Jr. Cattlemen’s group, and a show cattle breeder. Over the years, Laura has served several terms as the Secretary or Treasure for the Manatee County Cattlemen’s Association (MCCA). She now helps her own children with their livestock projects, raises a handful of show cattle and serves on the Scholarship Committee for MCCA.