Check out my latest book:
Thank You For Blue Horses

Although the children in the recollections are mine, the memories and lessons learned belong to anyone
who has been a parent.

-- Laura

About Laura Emberton Owens

WRITER/SPEAKER:

• Delivered over 60 speeches in one year
• Wrote Thank You for Blue Horses: Lessons I Have Learned from My Children
• Contributed weekly column: Second Thoughts (appearing in four separate publications)
• Hosted cable talk show: First Tuesday

PUBLIC SERVANT:

• Served as Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Kentucky
• Served as Commissioner of the Department for Workforce Investment for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (over 2,300 employees and a near $1 billion budget)
• Received board appointments from two governors
• Elected local government official
• Received Presidential Appointment to White House Commission on Presidential Scholars (serving at the invitation of both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama)

EDUCATION

• B.A. in Communication, Western Kentucky University
• M.A. in Organizational Communication, Western Kentucky University