Lori grew up in Seattle, WA where she enjoyed playing basketball, soccer, and softball starting at an early age. Golf came along at the age of 13 when her parents won an auction prize that was a lesson from a PGA golf pro. The lesson sparked an interest in this sport and hobby that she could play with her dad on weekends. Lori went on to play golf, basketball & softball in high school at Blanchet, followed by 4 years on the Seattle University golf team. At Seattle U, she majored in Sport & Exercise Science and hoped to someday become a Physical Therapist, but when she was offered a job as an Assistant Golf Pro at Sand Point Country Club right when college ended – she couldn’t pass it up! Lori dove right into teaching while at Sand Point CC and this is when she really fell in love with junior golf. Lori started a PGA junior league team there and still has a passion for this.