Originally from New Jersey, Lori graduated from Brown University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. At Brown, Lori wrote an honors thesis on changing attitudes and stereotypes about the homeless community, directed the social justice branch of the Jewish student organization, and participated in the Student Hunger and Housing Action Coalition (SHHAC). She also did extensive volunteer work and coordinated Brown's first Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
Field placement: Hunger Task Force
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Policy placement: National Coalition for the Homeless
Washington, D.C.