Uniting diverse professional and academic experiences, Lori Curtis is an Associate Faculty instructor in the MRSC and MSES graduate programs at Prescott College, where she also serves as the Capstone Coordinator for these programs. Originally from Southern California, Lori has lived in large cities such as Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco, and in remote regions like Grand Lake, Colorado – a town with 300 full-time residents. In 2006, she settled in Whitefish, Montana, a northwestern town just south of the Canadian border, and minutes from Glacier National Park, the Flathead and Kootenai National Forests, and the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

Her career includes conservation and wildlife research and education, as well as diverse management roles across a variety of disciplines, including photovoltaic technology, semiconductor equipment, and information security. She is well-versed in all facets of project, organizational, and financial management, marketing and public relations, and has worked in venture-backed start-ups, large established corporations, and nonprofits.

Since graduating from Green Mountain College in 2010 with a MS in Environmental Studies, Lori has served as the Science & Education Director for the Whitefish Lake Institute where she conducts aquatic and watershed research, develops education programs for K-12 students and their teachers, and manages the 28 acre Living Wetlands Interpretive Nature Trail – a wetland preserve near Whitefish Lake. Her job allows her to move from scientific research, to community collaboration, to informing local and statewide policies. Lori served four years as the Montana Governor-appointed Chair of the Upper Columbia Conservation Commission (UC3 ), seven years as Supervisor (two years as Vice-Chair) on the Flathead Conservation District Board, is a technical facilitator for the City of Whitefish, and a member of the Flathead Community of Research Educators (CORE). Her previous service includes Board of Directors for Sinapu (now part of WildEarth Guardians), including two years as Chair. She received the 2011 Outstanding Writer Award from the Montana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, and the 2010 Partner of the Year award from the Northwest Regional Resource Conservation & Development.

Masters faculty at Green Mountain College since 2011, and at Prescott College since 2019, teaching:

• Bioregional Theory and Practice
• Ecology, Culture & Community
• Field Journaling
• Capstone/Thesis Project
• Capstone Portfolio
• Grant Writing for Researchers
• Course Design:
  Capstone/Thesis Proposal
  Capstone/Thesis Tutorial
• Capstone/Thesis Advisor:
  MRSC & MSES