Healthcare advocacy and leadership.
Laura Scudiere is a healthcare executive and public health strategist with more than 20 years of experience leading transformation across government, nonprofit, and clinical sectors. Known for her operational rigor and calm leadership in high-stakes environments, she has successfully steered multimillion-dollar system overhauls, launched life-saving behavioral health programs, and led public health response efforts that impacted entire communities.
As the former Health Officer for Marathon County, Wisconsin, Laura served as the county's chief public health strategist, overseeing pandemic response, modernizing operations, and aligning a network of hospitals, schools, and public agencies around shared health priorities. Her leadership drove a $500,000 operational turnaround and introduced AI and real-time wastewater surveillance as cornerstones of innovation during the COVID-19 recovery.
Earlier, she held senior roles at North Central Health Care, where she led a $41 million human services division that included inpatient psychiatry, disability services, and 24/7 crisis response. She built new service lines from the ground up, including a youth psychiatric hospital, community gardens, and community-based sober living programs. At Bridge Community Health Clinic, Laura transformed the organization into a full-spectrum FQHC, doubling patient volume and securing millions in federal funding to expand care access across underserved communities.
Today, Laura leads Golden Thread Impact, a healthcare consulting firm she founded to help mission-driven organizations stabilize operations, improve performance, and build sustainable systems. Her clients rely on her for interim leadership, operational strategy, and real-world solutions in public and behavioral health.
Laura holds an MPH from The Ohio State University and is a licensed Registered Nurse. She is also a certified Results-Based Accountability professional and CHES. Her work has been recognized with multiple leadership awards and published in peer-reviewed journals.

I believe that healthcare and public systems should be responsive, equitable, and grounded in the realities of the communities they serve. I bring a combination of clinical training and systems thinking to my work, with a focus on operational integrity, relationship-building, and practical results.
I am known for stepping into leadership gaps during difficult transitions, building trust with cross-sector partners, and delivering measurable impact under pressure.