Laura L. Doud, CPA, CFE, JD
 
                   Long Beach City Auditor 2006 - Present
 
 
As the elected City Auditor of Long Beach, Laura Doud leads the only department within the City that provides an independent review of City operations and spending without bias or pre-determined outcomes. Laura and her staff work on citizens’ behalf to improve Long Beach by focusing on internal improvements that enhance work quality and provide increased value to the City.
 
Laura was first elected in 2006 and re-elected, running unopposed in 2010 and 2014. She is one of only four elected City Auditors in California – giving Long Beach the benefit of having a truly independent City Auditor. In addition to completing significant reports such as audits of the Long Beach Police Department and the Queen Mary, her Office has conducted nationally recognized, award-winning audits of the Long Beach Museum of Art, the City’s Towing Operations and Parking Citations Collections Process. She played a key role in the passage of Proposition H, a voter-approved referendum that resulted in raising more than $3.5 million annually for public safety. To assure Long Beach residents that the City Auditor’s Office complies with the highest standards of the profession, Laura has committed to undergo triennial audits by independent panels of peers. These audits have found that the Office’s internal operations are in full compliance with Government Auditing Standards to ensure that the Office’s work is reliable and credible.
 
In addition to her public service, Laura supports many community organizations including the Long Beach Neighborhood Foundation. She is also a member of the Long Beach Rotary Club and serves on the Honorary Board of Governors of Leadership Long Beach. Born and raised in Long Beach, Laura attended Wilson High School and Long Beach City College. She graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a degree in accounting and earned her law degree (JD) at Pacific Coast University School of Law. She is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
 
Laura lives in Long Beach with her husband Jim and their daughter Kelly. She is an avid runner completing the Boston Marathon three times. Her favorite Long Beach neighborhood race is the Wrigley River Run.