Lora Leard recently joined the Risk Management team as RCC’s new Facility Use Coordinator.
Born and raised in the Rogue Valley, Lora is a proud graduate of Eagle Point High School. After high school, she attended the International Air Academy and launched a career as a travel agent, working in corporate travel for 12 years.
“I eventually stepped away from my career to focus on raising my two sons, and later returned to the workforce to help build and develop the internal travel department at Dutch Bros Coffee, a role that I took great pride in,” Lora says. “I’m a planner by nature and enjoy bringing structure and organization to everything I do, both at work and in my personal life.”
Outside of work, Lora loves spending time with friends and family, camping, gardening and enjoying the outdoors. She’s recently taken up skiing and says she always looks forward to trying something new.
Lora has been married for 22 years to Jared Leard, RCC’s director of Facilities Management, Planning and Construction. She says, “We’re the proud parents of two amazing sons, one currently serving in the Navy and stationed in Japan, and the other enrolled in the automotive program here at RCC. I’m also a proud grandmother to two wonderful grandchildren who light up my life.”
Lora said joining Rogue Community College has been especially meaningful to her: “RCC has been part of my community for as long as I can remember, and I’m proud to now be part of something that plays such an important role in shaping lives and creating opportunities.”