Lori was first elected to Fort St. John City Council in 2005 and then mayor in 2011. After serving three terms as mayor, she joined Blueberry River First Nations as the first CEO of Blue Berry River Resources Ltd. in 2022.
During her tenure as mayor, Lori was an advocate for energy literacy, bringing a common sense, fact-based approach to provincial and national discussions about natural resource development. BC Business Magazine named Lori one of the Top 35 Most Influential Women in BC in 2016, while the Energy Council of Canada named her the 2019 Canadian Energy Person of the Year. Her knowledge of the resource sector was drawn from her work in northern BC and also four years spent working in small communities in Peru with the Sustainable and Inclusive Communities in Latin America Program.
A regular volunteer with Scouts Canada and other organizations, she received the Queen’s Jubilee Medal in 2002 and 2012 for her service to her community.