ESD Cabinet Bio: Lori Williams
Lori Williams, Deputy Director, School and Agency Operations
Lori Williams has more than 21 years of professional experience in public relations, marketing development and implementation, strategic communication management, and related support services, and supervises a staff of public information coordinators comprising a regional public relations cooperative. She has successfully developed, coordinated, and implemented a variety of community outreach and communication programs for individual schools, districts, and community agencies throughout southwest Washington. In addition, she provides leadership and expertise in crisis communications, school funding campaigns, and business partnership issues.
She maintains broad knowledge of the issues and challenges faced by public, private and state systems in Washington and uses sensitivity, enthusiasm, and innovation to communicate the most difficult issues to a variety of audiences. Her commitment to education, coupled with experience and professionalism, assure a strong track record of success in the field.
Lori also supervises the ESD 112 Print Center. She has been with ESD 112 for 21 years.
She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Utah State University.