Lori Todd • Visionary • Scientist • Artist • Transformational Trainer
Dr. Lori Todd is a visionary scientist, transformational coach and trainer, and an artist. She is currently an Industrial Hygiene Consultant and an International Transformational Trainer and Coach. She is a Director of Trainings at WorldLegacy in North Carolina. WorldLegacy offers personal effectiveness and leadership workshops and sponsors large-scale community service projects in the community. Lori leads trainings across the United States, Mexico and Kazakhstan. She has personally trained over 10,000 people, coaching them to develop their unique leadership and communication talents. Lori has developed many unique workshops and coaching tools for coaching corporate executives, high quality trainers and transformational coaches. In her work, Lori challenges people to risk and give like it is their last day and grow like they have forever.
Lori Todd has an eclectic background including acting, the arts, and science, which have supported her ability to relate to many types of people. She received a BS from Antioch College, MS from Cornell University, and a PhD in Environmental Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She worked at MIT, Xerox Corporation and was the Deputy Chief of Environmental Toxicology for the NYC Department of Health. In 1990 she became a Professor at UNC. In 1994 President Clinton awarded her a Presidential Faculty Fellow award for her teaching and research, one of thirteen scientists in the US. Lori was a finalist for the Discover Magazine Award for Technological Innovation for her research in mapping harmful chemicals in air.
Dr. Lori Todd’s work has centered on research to measure chemicals in air, where she developed a groundbreaking method called Environmental CAT Scanning. Instead of CAT scanning a body for disease, the CAT scanner measured the air and created maps to visualize plume movement. Lori spent several years evaluating chemical exposures of workers in Nike Corporation footwear factories in Thailand. Her team found that workers were exposed to many chemicals including carcinogens, and were not adequately protected. She has over 40 peer-reviewed publications and chapters. She has been a consultant for many industries, universities, and individuals on many aspects of chemical exposure assessment. Her teaching has not only centered on research methodology but also on students learning to work effectively in teams and in communicating effectively. She has taught students in the United States and Thailand and uses experiential methods to train students. She is combining her love of science and transformation to support technical people in leadership and communication skills in geek leadership.
Lori’s sculpture and drawings have been exhibited at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, The Brooklyn Museum in NYC, and in galleries in Tennessee, North Carolina, Michigan and California.
Lori’s life-long interest in leadership, transformational technologies and science come together to create a unique blend of knowledge and experience.