Laura is the WoodWorks Regional Director for Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. She works directly with developers and design teams, providing education and free technical support related to the design, engineering and construction of commercial and multi-family wood buildings. She has knowledge to assist with all aspects of wood building design, including allowable heights and areas and construction types, structural detailing of wood and hybrid systems, fire resistance, acoustics, and alternate means of code compliance.  

Contact Laura for assistance on a project or to schedule a seminar on topics that include (but aren’t limited to) an introduction to mass timber, mass timber code changes, mass timber construction management, mid-rise and taller wood buildings, and Type III detailing.  

Laura Cullen is passionate about educating others on the benefits of building with wood. Prior to joining WoodWorks, Laura worked as a structural designer for seven years. Her previous structural design experience focused primarily on mixed-use and multi-family structures, as well as K-12 schools. Laura is based in the Atlanta area, where she is a member of CREW Atlanta, a business network for the commercial real estate market, and a 2018 graduate of Leadership CREW.