About
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25+
Years of experience teaching in the classroom and working as an administrator
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75+
Workshops, keynotes, retreats
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2
Books published (and a 3rd one coming in 2025!)
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75+
Organizations I’ve worked with, globally
About me
I have worked in education for over 25 years, serving as a teacher, instructional coach, site leader, professional development facilitator, and published author. While working in schools, I developed a Teaching Fellows program for new teachers, in-house professional development tailored to the needs of the staff, built instructional coaching programs, and served as the Dean of Faculty where I oversaw the overhaul of teacher growth and evaluation. I also supported new teachers across the state of California as they developed their skills as early-career educators.
Professional Experience
In 2019, I began working as an independent consultant and have worked with clients all over the globe. I have worked with the Eastern Education Resource Collaborative (East Ed) and as the Developer of People and Programs for Bright Morning Consulting. I am a contributing author of The Art of Coaching Workbook (2020). I am co-author (with Elena Aguilar) of The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development (2022). I’m currently working on a new book project with Elizabeth Denevi due out in 2025.
Where I live & what I love to do
I live in Portland, Oregon, with my partner. When I’m not consulting, coaching, leading workshops, or writing, I am running through the gorgeous landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, drinking delicious coffee, or scoping out the latest restaurant.
✔︎ Professional learning design
✔︎ Curriculum development and scope and sequence work
✔︎ Change management processes and systems redesign
✔︎ Feedback and growth structures
✔︎ Teacher development
✔︎ Coaching
✔︎ Leadership development
My areas of expertise include:
About the logo
An origin story
When I was 11, I had a pair of black Converse I wore every day. No matter the occasion, they were my go-to kicks: an extension of me, my creativity. They were well-worn, filled with sketches I drew with my ballpoint pen. When I laced up those shoes each morning, I felt confident, adventurous—unafraid of my fullest expression and imagination. Free. In my 11-year-old brain, those shoes gave me superpowers.
When I started teaching, I rediscovered the freedom and expansiveness I felt as that 11-year-old in her favorite shoes. Through a love of learning and teaching, I discovered my voice, my creativity, my confidence and imagination—and the path ahead became clear. The superpowers my shoes provided were always in me. And I discovered new superpowers: helping others find their voices—the fullest expression of themselves. Through teaching, coaching, and leading adults, I supported people in uncovering the most imaginative, bold, and confident versions of who they were. Rooted in these dispositions, those I supported were able to transform the conditions around them. It was inspiring to witness.
What it means to me today
When I started Lori Cohen Consulting, I created this logo to remind me that while those physical shoes are long gone, the superpowers they symbolize are always present: abundant creativity, imagination, full expression—the essence of not just of my childhood self, but what’s true for me at my core. This logo also symbolizes what I desire to do for others: support them in their own transformation through tapping into their superpowers, identifying their purpose, imagining what’s possible, and enacting their fullest potential.