Dr. Lori Morris is CASA of CGS's Interim Executive Director. Lori has been involved with CASA for over 20 years and in various roles on local, state and national levels and recently worked at National CASA/GAL Association for Children as Chief Program Strategy and Impact Officer. Starting in 2000, Lori was a co-founder and inaugural Executive Director of CASA of Mercer County, Inc. in New Jersey.  Lori is trained as a sociologist and holds a Ph. D in sociology from Northwestern University.

Wife, mother, animal lover.  Loves to be active and spend time with family and friends.

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“The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it away.” - William Shakespeare

Boy mom, wife, lover of all things that sparkle, dance, exercise, cupcakes, coffee, and autism and special education crusader.

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“Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.”

- Bob Kerry

Driven advocate and a proud mother of three who homeschooled her children until the 8th grade! During her spare time, if she is not knee-deep in her garden, you will find her engrossed in a book.

Assisting the entire CASA team with all manner of tasks to keep "the trains running on time." Reader, hiker, storyteller.