Laurie Simons
- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
-Grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
-B. Ed. with distinction from University of Alberta
-M.A. in Applied Behavioral Science from Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington
-Certificate of Advanced Track Video Production, Bellevue College
-Graduate of Landmark Education
-Psychologist (Alberta), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (Washington)
-Provided counseling in agencies, schools, hospitals, and private practice in Edmonton, Calgary, and Seattle
-Author of Taking No for an Answer (Parenting Press, 2000)
-Co-founded Educational Videos Plus (EdVideoPlus) 2003
-Filmmaker: co-produced The Healthcare Movie (2011). Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland.
-Additional films: Our Faces (2000), Women of Transylvania (2004), The Discipline Wheel (2012), Transforming Discipline (2014), Living Aquaponics (2015), Now is the Time: Healthcare for Everybody (2016); Villaging 2050: Co-Creating a New Economy (in production).