Laura Tewksbury

When Laura was four years old, she informed her parents that she was going to be a paleontologist. Other than clarifying at the age of 12 that she wanted to be a paleo-animal behavioralist, she never changed her mind. Laura loves using her skills to bring an enthusiasm for science to an audience of all ages. During high school, she volunteered in the Splash Lab at R.H. Dana Elementary in Dana Point, CA, where she helped prepare a Miocene whale and interactively taught children about paleontology. During her college years, she took classes in fossil preparation at both Irvine Valley and Saddleback Community colleges, working on material from local construction sites. After volunteering at the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits for a few years in the Fishbowl Lab and in Pit 91, Laura was thrilled to be chosen as a Staff Preparator on the Project 23 Excavation.