Workshop leader Laura Ieraci, B.Ed., M.S., Ph.L. , is a trained financial coach with Ramsey Solutions, an award-winning communicator and a former theology instructor. Since 2019, she has helped numerous engaged and married couples eliminate debt, maximize their income and save for their goals. Her personal finance ministry, which draws from Scripture and the teachings of the Church, has included 1:1 coaching, group classes and speaking events. Her focus is on helping couples get on the same page with their finances through the alignment of their values, thereby strengthening their marriage and improving family life. A lifelong Catholic, Laura has taken on numerous volunteer roles in the Church, including as a catechist and in parish and youth ministry. She has taught theology at the high school and college levels. She has earned six awards for her journalism work, which included positions in Rome at Vatican Radio and as a Vatican correspondent . On most weekends, she assists her husband in his ministry as a Byzantine Catholic priest.