Lori is a special education teacher in the STARS classroom at Sandoz.  When asked what she enjoys most about LPS, Lori shares that she is blessed with an amazing team who makes her job so enjoyable! “Without my special education team, paras, support staff, administrators, and fellow general education teachers, I would not love coming to school each day!” Lori says that the students and parents that she works with also make doing what she does an amazing experience. Lori shares, “I take every challenge presented to me, and attack it with a positive attitude because I know that I am doing what is best for kids.” Lori also states that her kids teach her just as much as she teaches them, and that’s what keeps her coming back! Lori affectionately thinks of her students as ‘my’ kids and she loves seeing those ‘lightbulb’ moments! She also appreciates LPS looking out for what is best for teachers and students, and being advocates for the best Public School education possible!

Lori lives in Oconto with her husband, Tim, and their daughter Kinsey who is a senior at Callaway this year. Their oldest daughter, Kaitlyn, lives in Kearney where she is a junior at UNK majoring in English. Lori likes to attend sporting events in her free time, as well as gardening, and playing corn hole. If you are looking for her in the summer, you’ll find her in a kayak floating down the South Loup River (her happy place- outside of Sandoz elementary of course!)

When we asked Lori what she would say to inspire gratitude in others, she said, “It’s nice to be important, but it’s important to be nice! Just be kind- you don’t know what the people you meet each day are going through!” We couldn’t agree more! Congratulations Lori! LPS appreciates all you do, and we are proud of you!