Laura Posada (

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Méndez) (born October 19, 1971) is a Puerto Rican TV personality and philanthropist.

Early life

Posada was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Posada graduated from Loyola University with a bachelor in Communications as well as juris doctor from Loyola Law School.

Television career

Posada was a co-producer and host on Fox Life's show " Manual de Supervivencia" for two seasons. Previously, she was also a co-host on Fox Life's "Tu Vida Mas Simple," a daily show where she gave families advice on parenting and everyday issues. Currently, Posada appears on the TODAY Show on NBC to give life coaching tips. In addition, she makes weekly appearances on Univision's " Despierta America" as a lifestyle expert.

Works

Moreover, Posada has co-authored two books with her husband, former

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Jorge Posada Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta (born August 17, 1970) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Posada recorded a .273 batting average, 275 home runs, and ...

"Fit Home Team: The Posada Family Guide to Health, Exercise, and Nutrition the Inexpensive and Simple Way," and "The Beauty of Love: A Memoir of Miracles, Hope, and Healing.""Books By Laura Posada." Laura Posada. N.p., n.d. Web.

Philanthropy

After Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017. Posada and her husband founded a non-profit to bring aid to the devastated island. For those efforts, she and her husband were "godparents" of the Puerto Rican Day Parade held in New York in 2018.

Personal life

Laura Posada married former

star catcher

on January 21, 2000. Jorge Posada's then Yankees teammate

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served as best man at the wedding. After their first-born son Jorge Luis was born with

craniosynostosis Craniosynostosis is a condition in which one or more of the fibrous sutures in a young infant's skull prematurely fuses by turning into bone (ossification), thereby changing the growth pattern of the skull. Because the skull cannot expand perpe ...

, Laura and Jorge Posada established the Jorge Posada Foundation, which helps fund research for the condition and offers family support. The couple has one other child, daughter Paulina.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Posada, Laura Living people American philanthropists American television journalists 1971 births People from San Juan, Puerto Rico Loyola University New Orleans College of Law alumni Loyola University New Orleans alumni Puerto Rican businesspeople Puerto Rican women in business American women television journalists