Laurel Alvarez brings a global perspective to the team, shaped by years spent in Nashville and New York City and by travel across Central and South America. While she holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Management, she considers her most profound education to be the years spent navigating diverse cultures and landscapes. This immersion deeply informs her advocacy in the borderlands, where she has dedicated her skills to organizations such as Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, Center of Hope, and Battalion Search and Rescue.

At Abara, Laurel merges her empathy with operational rigor to approach every project with both heart and precision. Her dream for the future is to live in a world that is more understanding, kind, and self-aware. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with Pompi (her corgi), watching an unhealthy amount of British television, El Paso sunsets, and spending time in Ciudad Juárez.