Mayor Laurie Morrissey grew up in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Maryland in 1991 after graduating from the University of Georgia College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Laurie has worked in the online and print publishing industries for more than 30 years. She has worked on web teams for three Federal government agencies, a non-profit charity, an internet start-up, and a for-profit publishing company. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Non-Fiction Writing from Johns Hopkins University.
Mayor Morrissey has been a UP resident since September 2007. Mayor Morrissey is married to Jen Russell who has lived in UP since 1993. Their daughters, Emily and Abby, grew up in UP and attended UP Elementary School and graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School.
Mayor Morrissey serves as the ex officio on the Development Overview (DOC) Committee and is a member of the Trees, Parks and Environment (TPE) Committee. She is often seen working in her garden.