Hometown: Lexington, Ky.

Laura Roberts began working for US Equestrian in 2018 as the Director of Dressage Performance and Event Support and also serves as the Para-Equestrian Centers of Excellence Coordinator. She has been involved with the Olympic movement since 2013, working for USA Karate and then U.S. Figure Skating. Roberts served as the Team USA Coordinator for the U.S. Figure Skating Team at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Games. In her current role at US Equestrian, Roberts is responsible for assisting the Managing Director of Dressage with logistics in regards to high performance competitions, provides logistical support to owners and support to competition management and liaises to multiple working groups of the Dressage Sport Committee. In Lima, Roberts will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of the team leading up to and during the Pan American Games. Roberts is an accomplished equestrian in her own right, competing in the eventing discipline through the CCI3*-L level. In 2009, Roberts competed at the North American Youth Championships in eventing and claimed team and individual gold. She graduated from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs with a dual emphasis in Sport Management & Marketing and a Masters of Business Administration.