Nonprofit organizations often struggle to create sustainable change. Changing the interior of a nonprofit to better mirror the change the organization wants to create, can bring the mission to life.

Lori has decades-long experience working in and leading nonprofits in the US and internationally, and is passionate about the creation of a better world through excellence in organizational structure, planning and managing. She has directed organizations focused on service delivery, policy and advocacy, and has consulted with both organizations and networks on board development, strategic planning, structure and managing. Her work has taken her to many countries in Africa, Asia and South America, for partnerships with youth groups, assessments in refugee situations, capacity development on education in emergencies and research on children in armed groups. In the US, she has worked on issues of homelessness and youth sexual and reproductive health.

Lori received her BA in Education from Kean University, her Masters in Social Work from Columbia University and her PhD in Social Welfare from New York’s City University Graduate Center. Her dissertation, titled “Conducting Qualitative Research in Countries at War, Implementation and Impact Factors in a Study of Girls in Armed Groups” focused on the ethics of research with unaccompanied children in conflict settings.