About

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Laurie Myers

Managing Director & Founder

APP Consulting

Lmyers@advocacyandprevention.com

 (617) 383-4322 

Laurie Myers is the founder and Managing Director of Advocacy and Prevention Partners (APP) Consulting, bringing more than 30 years of experience in victim advocacy, child protection, public safety policy, and criminal justice systems. Throughout her career, she has worked to strengthen victim services, improve collaboration, and develop practical solutions that better protect victims and vulnerable populations.

Laurie's advocacy career began in 1992 as a rape crisis counselor serving a community with a large college student population. Working directly with survivors of sexual violence shaped her lifelong commitment to ensuring victims are heard, supported, and treated with dignity.

In 2004, Laurie founded Community VOICES, a statewide nonprofit focused on victims' rights, child protection, education, public policy, prevention, and community engagement. During the following decade, she advocated for significant legislative reforms in Massachusetts, including extending the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse, requiring sex offenders to be classified before release from prison, supporting passage of Jessica's Law, and contributing to the Commonwealth's first human trafficking law.

Recognizing the value of compassionate, trauma-informed support throughout the criminal justice process, Laurie founded Dogs Making a Difference, the first Massachusetts court facility dog program. Alongside Wena, a professionally trained facility dog, Laurie supported victims during some of the Commonwealth's most difficult moments, including providing comfort to survivors hospitalized following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The program also helped educate professionals about the role facility dogs can play in victim-centered and trauma-informed responses.

In 2015, Laurie became the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board, where she led initiatives involving public safety, technology, policy, public information, and interagency collaboration. During her tenure, she worked to strengthen notification systems, expand prevention resources, modernize public information, and secure grant funding for the Electronic Sex Offender Registry Information Portal. She also oversaw significant digitization and secure data-sharing initiatives designed to improve information exchange among state agencies, law enforcement, and multidisciplinary partners.

Laurie retired from state service in 2026 and founded Advocacy and Prevention Partners Consulting, bringing together more than three decades of professional experience. Through APP Consulting, she provides victim-centered consulting, prevention and screening guidance, organizational policy and program development, training, and strategies for strengthening collaboration and community responses.

• Unsung Heroine Award — Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
• Innovations Award — Massachusetts Office of Victim Assistance
• Legislative Award — Molly Bish Foundation
• Salute to Women Award — The Lowell Sun
• Multiple legislative citations recognizing leadership in victim advocacy and public safety

Laurie believes effective victim advocacy is built on collaboration, informed policy, practical prevention strategies, and systems that help professionals and organizations work together effectively on behalf of the people and communities they serve.