Laura Marshall is a doctoral candidate and educator with experience across outdoor education, early childhood education, and adult learning. She has led community-building efforts through multiple large-scale events, coordinating volunteers and creating pr

Arts. Learning. Belonging.

Stankfoot Legacy

Rooted in the Ozarks, Stankfoot Legacy builds community through shared skills, real stories, and meaningful experiences.

Our Mission:
Stankfoot Legacy builds community through arts, education, and connection—rooted in the Ozarks and reaching outward—where real stories and shared skills help people belong and pay it forward together.

  • Community--Spaces for connection, mutual support, and skill-sharing—where neighbors become community.

  • Arts & Music--Listening rooms, creative workshops, and community art experiences that bring people together.

  • Wellness--Practical tools and supportive spaces that reduce isolation, build resilience, and honor mental health.

  • Outdoor Education--Making nature more accessible through confidence-building experiences, safety basics, and guided learning outside.

Stankfoot ETHOS
Meaning isn’t big. Meaning is specific.
Purpose is usefulness: who can I be helpful to today?
Connection over ego. Belonging is built.
Cultivate, don’t chase. Practice meaning daily—like tending a trail.
Leave places and people better than you found them.
The outdoors is for everyone. Start where you are.
Pay it forward—together. Community is a verb.
Laura Marshall is a doctoral candidate and educator with experience across outdoor education, early childhood education, and adult learning. She has led community-building efforts through multiple large-scale events, coordinating volunteers and creating pr

Founder: Laura Marshall
Laura Marshall is a doctoral candidate and educator with experience across outdoor education, early childhood education, and adult learning. She has led community-building efforts through multiple large-scale events, coordinating volunteers and creating programs that connect people through shared skills and stories. As founder of Stankfoot Legacy, Laura is building an Ozarks-rooted nonprofit focused on community, arts, wellness, and outdoor education—helping people belong and pay it forward together.