Lori Strauss, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from American University in Washington, D.C., and she received her Master’s in Social Welfare from the University of California, Los Angeles. She worked at the American Association of University Women, publishing a seminal report on the middle school experience of girls. This experience sparked her passion for education and gender-related issues that has guided her work ever since.
Lori was the Director of the Center for Women and Men at the University of Southern California. She has also written curriculum and worked as a consultant in Los Angeles area schools. Particularly interested in Jewish education, Lori has also worked for the Bureau of Jewish Education Los Angeles.
Lori is concerned that every child feels academically and emotionally successful. She believes in the power of individuals and that her job is to help empower students to reach their potential.