Executive Director
Laurie Ott is the Executive Director of the CSRA Wounded Warrior Care Project. Ms. Ott was formerly with WRDW, CBS in Augusta, where from 1994 to 2007 she was an award-winning anchor and reporter. Her work with WRDW took her everywhere from Bosnia to the Superbowl, where she followed James Brown to his halftime performance. Ms. Ott has also served on several boards, including the First Tee of Augusta, the Welfare Reform Advisory Council, and Executive Women's Golf-Augusta Chapter. Ms. Ott has a BA from George Washington University.
She earned her MA in Communication and Leadership from Gonzaga University in December of 2008.
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Augusta is home to the nation's only Active Duty Rehabilitation Unit located within a VA facility (The Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center).
GA, SC, FL, AL, MS, NC, TN and KY make up nearly 30% of all active duty personnel
Augusta's Eisenhower Army Medical Center is the number two recipient of medical evacuees from Iraq and Afghanistan, second only to Walter Reed in Washington (source: PCCWW report, July 2007, page 23). Eisenhower AMC consistently ranks in the top three military treatment facilities as a recipient of medical evacuees from the Global War on Terror.
Augusta's Eisenhower Army Medical Center located on Fort Gordon is also home to the Army's Southeast Regional Medical Command.
Augusta's Medical College of Georgia has residents who do rounds at Eisenhower Army Medical Center and the The Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center.