LouAnn Crook, the former Chief of Staff in the Office of the Mayor, started her career with the City of Laurel in 1989, at the Public Works Facility. She moved to the City’s Finance Department in 2000, when she took the position of Fiscal Manager. In 2002, Mayor Moe hired her as his Executive Assistant. It was in 2016 that Ms. Crook was picked to fill the new position of Chief of Staff and has held that position until her appointment as Deputy City Administrator.
In Ms. Crook’s almost 30 years with the City, she has earned a Master Municipal Clerk Certification, sat on numerous committees from Salary Review to the Hometown Heroes Banner Program. And Ms. Crook has dedicated her career to making the lives better for the citizens of Laurel.