Lorri Jean

Lorri L. Jean (born c. 1957) is an LGBT rights activist and the former CEO of the Los Angeles LGBT Center (LALGBTC).[1]

Lorri Jean after a speech at the University of Nevada, Reno

Jean spent ten years as an attorney with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including three years overseeing the disaster response and recovery operations of its largest region. While at FEMA Jean authored a landmark study of why there is even a need for attorneys in the field of disaster relief. Jean holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and a Bachelor of Science degree in communication from Arizona State University.[2][3]

In 1993, Jean became CEO of what was then known as the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center (LAGLC), serving for six years. After leaving the LAGLC, she served as executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force for two years. She later returned to the LAGLC and was renamed CEO.[4] The LAGLC changed its name to the Los Angeles LGBT Center on May 27, 2014.[5][6][7]

In 2007, she was ranked 27th in Out Magazine's "50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America".[8]

References
  1. Ocamb, Karen (2019-09-19). "Lorri Jean reflects on her journey to the Center". Los Angeles Blade. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  2. Duran, John (2021-12-25). "LGBTQ leader Lorri Jean recalls the genesis of her activism". WEHOville. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. Gerdes, Kevin (2018). "'LGBT Stories' Podcast: Lorri L. Jean, Soldier of the Movement". Advocate. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  4. Desano, Ari. "Leadership - Los Angeles LGBT Center". lalgbtcenter.org. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  5. Scott, Henry (2014-05-27). "LA Gay & Lesbian Center Rebrands to LA LGBT Center, Launches $25 million fund drive". WEHOville. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  6. Schenden, Laurie (2014-05-07). "Sultan Insult: LAGLC's Lorri Jean Responds to CEO Who Casts the First Stone". GoWEHO. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  7. Collins, Rance (2022-06-16). "Lorri L. Jean leaves towering legacy at LGBT Center". Beverly Press & Park Labrea News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  8. Oxfield, Jesse, Idov, Michael (March 4, 2007), ‘Out’ Ranks the Top 50 Gays; Anderson Is No. 2 Archived 2007-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, New York Magazine. Retrieved June 28, 2007.


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