Lori has been a Communications Officer with Defiance County Communications since April of 1999. Lori has been a volunteer EMT with Highland Twp Fire Department since 1980. Lori was awarded the Telecommunicator of the Year for the State of Ohio in 2000, for a 911 call, during which successful CPR instructions were given, and an infant was resuscitated. Lori and her husband live in Ayersville with their three sons.