Dr. McLaughlin has over 15 years of business management experience through owning and operating three businesses. She has also taught at three Christian academies and held positions of Interim Administrator and Director of Education. Dr. McLaughlin served as President for the Central Virginia chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and is currently serving as the SHRM District Director for the Southern District of Virginia. Dr. McLaughlin has provided human resource consulting to both for-profit and non-profit organizations and written articles for the Lynchburg Business Magazine.