Laurie Gardner was born and raised in San Luis Obispo. She comes from a long line of San
Luis Obispo natives. Her grandfather helped pave the first streets in San Luis Obispo, and subsequent streets throughout the county. Laurie married her husband, and raised her son here as well.
She attended Cal Poly and graduated with a Bachelor of Science, with a minor in Criminal Justice.
Throughout her years of work history, she gained real life experience in the criminal justice field,
health care, hospitality, customer service, and sales. She has, and still works with several nonprofit
organizations in the community. Laurie loves to help people, and prides herself on her honesty, trust, and loyalty.
In her spare time you can find her riding her motorcycle along the beautiful coastline, and throughout

the gorgeous hillsides of the central coast.