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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3
Books published (and a 4th one coming in 2026!)
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75+
Organizations I’ve worked with, globally
About me
I have worked in education for three decades, 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) and Integrating Educator Well-Being, Growth, and Evaluation: Four Foundations for Leaders (with Elizabeth Denevi) (2025). She is currently working on a book on transformative lesson planning, due out in 2026.
Where I live & what I love to do
I live in Portland, Oregon, with my partner and adorable dog. 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 my approach
Learn about what you get when we work together, and how my unique approach is designed to empower and gently challenge you towards transformational growth.
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.