Lori grew up on the west coast of Florida, riding and showing Arabians, starting at age 7. She migrated north to attend college, ending up in Atlanta, GA, long enough to graduate from Agnes Scott College with a BA in Economics. After a 4-year stint in the mortgage banking industry, she migrated north again, eventually finishing her pre-requisites at Temple University before starting veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania. She graduated in 1995 and began a 23-year career as a small animal veterinarian, including 22 years covering at practices in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. Most of those years included consistent shifts at Pike Creek Animal Hospital.

Lori has two grown sons and though she has down-sized from her 5 acres in Landenberg and her menagerie of animals, she still enjoys sharing her home with her three dogs and three cats.

An avid runner and outdoor enthusiast, Lori also enjoys reading, participates in a local book club, loves doing puzzle in the daily newspaper, is still very involved with the veterinary school and is a connoisseur of all things chocolate.