Laura Schmiegel is Head of Military and Veteran Affairs at Booz Allen Hamilton. Prior to Booz Allen, Laura was a founding member and later Chairman of the Board at Blue Star Families, she created and directed the military spouse program at Hiring Our Heroes and served as a regional director at the Mission Continues. Her writing has been published in the Washington Post and the Christian Science Monitor. Laura lives in Arlington with her husband Kevin Schmiegel (USMA Ret.) and children.