Laura (Pevehouse) Thomas has worked in and around the Dell family for more than seven years, primarily in the areas of corporate communications, employee communications, public relations, community affairs, branding and online communication. She is currently part of the Global Online group where she is responsible for the corporate content on Dell.com and community strategy for DellLounge.com. She previously assisted with the creation of Direct2Dell, and brought web feeds and podcasts to Dell.com. In her spare time she led Dell into the metaverse with the creation of Dell Island in Second Life.

Laura has earned the designation of Accredited Business Communicator from the International Association of Business Communicators, and received her News/Editorial Journalism degree from Louisiana State University. Before joining Dell Financial Services in 2000, she worked at the Texas Workforce Commission and PepsiCo Food Systems Worldwide. She has been a resident of Second Life since June 2006.