Lori is the Sr Specialist in Education and Workforce Development in FIRST. She taught Career and Technical Education and Science for 15 years in Colorado with various courses in STEM and Agriculture. As a teacher, Lori shared her own passion for learning STEM with students coaching FIRSTRobotics teams, and mentoring students in Science Fair projects. Helping students connect their learning with careers has been a lifelong focus. Today she shares this same passion with the FIRSTorganization leading their STEM content and workforce development efforts at the national level.