Born and raised in Long Beach, City Auditor Laura Doud attended Wilson High School 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. Most recently Laura 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 also a member of the Saint Mary Medical Center Board of Trustees. In addition to her public service, she is an active member of her church and lives in Long Beach with her husband, Jim, and 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?