Lori graduated from UCLA in 2001 with a BS in Mathematics and in 2002 earned her Master’s in Education and teaching credential. Also in 2002, she began teaching mathematics at the high school level. She has taught in Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Santa Barbara and has taught Algebra I, Geometry, Honors Geometry, Algebra II, Honors Algebra II with Trigonometry, Statistics and Pre-Calculus. In 2007, she left teaching to become a stay-at-home mom. In 2008, Lori realized that she missed teaching, primarily curriculum development, and joined the CK-12 staff. Since then, she has edited the Trigonometry, Statistics, and Geometry texts and authored the Teacher Edition of Geometry. She is currently working on the first edition of the Algebra II with Trigonometry text.