Lorri L. Jean (born ) is an

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rights activist and the former

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of the

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(LALGBTC). Jean spent ten years as an attorney with the

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(FEMA), including three years overseeing the disaster response and recovery operations of its largest region. While at FEMA Jean authored a landmark study of why there is even a need for attorneys in the field of disaster relief. Jean holds a

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degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and a Bachelor of Science degree in communication from

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. In 1993, Jean became CEO of what was then known as the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center (LAGLC), serving for six years. After leaving the LAGLC, she served as executive director of the

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for two years. She later returned to the LAGLC and was renamed CEO. The LAGLC changed its name to the Los Angeles LGBT Center on May 27, 2014. In 2007, she was ranked 27th in ''Out Magazines "50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America".Oxfield, Jesse, Idov, Michael (March 4, 2007)
‘Out’ Ranks the Top 50 Gays; Anderson Is No. 2
, New York Magazine. Retrieved June 28, 2007.

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