Laurelle is a technical consultant for the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue and is currently working in Arawa to help shape post-referendum Bougainville. 

Laurelle is Chairlady for the Central Bougainville Tourism Association, which aims to prepare short-medium term industries for a long-term economic future. She is proprietor of Uruna Bay Retreat on Pokpok Island, Bougainville, established as a neutral platform for the Government of PNG and the Autonomous Bougainville Government to host consultative meetings. Laurelle has over seven years’ experience in policy divisions of the PNG Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.