Lori Stofft

Brainstormer, Change agent, Concerned citizen, Connector, Explorer, Musician, World traveler

I spent 17 years of my life getting ink on my clothes working for a daily newspaper, and the next decade telling stories about open-access higher ed. I'm deeply invested in both of these cornerstones of democracy: a free press and public education. I'm a kayaker, a fiddler, a struggling gardener, and a reluctant citrus farmer.

First generation college students, eliminating poverty across the border regions of southwestern United States, literacy, cinema, the intersection of productivity and humor.