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Laura L. Doud

Long Beach City Auditor 2006 - Present

 

Laura with her parents and her

seven brothers and sisters.

Laura with her husband and daughter.

Born and raised in Long Beach, City Auditor Laura Doud attended Wilson High School, Long Beach City College, and California State University, Long Beach graduating with a degree in accounting. After graduating she accepted a position with the office of the City Auditor and served for a number of years as a staff auditor.

After serving in the City Auditor’s office, Laura became a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner, and earned a Law Degree. She then served as Controller of the Water Replenishment District of Southern California, a position that gave her the opportunity to assist in turning one of the most financially challenged government bodies into one of the best.

With her expertise and years of experience, Laura became interested and successfully campaigned for the position of City Auditor. One of her biggest surprises was that people with whom she spoke did not know that Long Beach had a City Auditor. Laura has since made public outreach a priority.

Laura maintains memberships in several professional organizations for CPAs and Fraud Examiners. She is a member of the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center/ Miller Children’s Hospital Finance Committee and a member of the Long Beach Playhouse Board of Directors. In addition to her public service, she is an active member of her church and lives in Long Beach with her husband, Jim, and their young daughter, Kelly.

One of Laura’s top priorities is to find better ways for the office to serve the public. She often highlights her discussions with the public by asking these two questions: How are we doing? How can we do better?

In her first 3 years in office City Auditor Doud has energized this vital City Department. In addition to completing significant reports such as audits of The Long Beach Police Department, The Queen Mary and The Long Beach Museum of Art, City Auditor Doud prepared for and underwent the first Peer Review the was a leader in the passage of Proposition H, a voter approved referendum that resulted in raising $3.7 million annually for public safety.

 

 

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Long Beach City Auditor Laura Doud

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