About Us

About Lori

Lori Reichel, Ph.D., is a licensed school health educator and administrator with over 30 years of teaching experience. Winner of the New York (2007), Eastern Division (2009), and National Teacher/Professional of the Year Health Education Awards (2010), she single-handedly revised the Chicago Public Schools K-12 Sex Ed curriculum, contributed to the Whole School Whole Community Whole Child Framework in a variety of school districts, and has successfully consulted with schools all over the world. As an award-winning author, Lori has written several books for students, teachers, and parents including Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty: Insights from a Nationally Recognized Health Education Expert and Tools for Teaching Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education: Lessons, Activities, and Teaching Strategies Utilizing the National Sexuality Education Standards (with co-author Dominick Splendorio).

Already the creator of The Puberty Prof Podcast and the TALK Puberty App, Lori has decided to switch her focus to collaborating with Health Educators on the School Health Educators podcast. She believes all school health educators deserve updated information on the best practices for teaching health in the K-12 classroom setting, as well as a positive space to embrace all educators and organizations supporting the wellness of children and youth.

Lori’s mission is to provide a positive forum to share best practices for K-12 health education teachers which includes shifting outdated, fact-focused, lecture-based health education instruction to the student-centered and skill-based approach, while supporting state and National Health Education Standards. In her free time, Lori likes hiking, exploring new places, practicing mindfulness, and ensuring positive connections with others.

Lori can be contacted at: schoolhealtheducators@gmail.com and superhealthcrusader@gmail.com. Her other website is: LoriReichel.com.

About Catriona

Catriona Lennstrom is a graduate of the University of

Washington, majoring in Health Studies with minors in Global Health and Health Education and Promotion, and a soon to be graduate with her Masters in Public Health from Eastern Washington University. Her studies involve working with institutions regarding communities and addressing the social determinants of health. Catriona has volunteer experience with the YMCA, the Trevor Project Suicide Hotline, and Lori Reichel. Here she established community relationships and planned events with local non-profits to reintegrate youth into the community after COVID-19. In her free time, Catriona loves to go on adventures with her dog, Coconut, and finish puzzles. Catriona can be contacted via email at cblennstrom@yahoo.com. An ePortfolio of her other work can be found here.