Career Launch - 1989
Lorie earned a degree in broadcast communications from this university in 1989.
What is Washington State University?
Lorie's first professional job in the fall of 1989 was working in this role for Newslink TV news bureau based in Washington, D.C.
What is a field producer?
What is 2001?
This was Lorie's favorite airline to fly for work and leisure travel.
What is Alaska Airlines?
Lorie made it through her career without ever setting up a profile on this popular professional networking site - don't think she'll need to anymore!
What is LinkedIn?
This was the top song in the year 1989 by a band with a name for a city in the Midwest.
What is "Look Away"?
Lorie worked as the spokesperson for the regional office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from 2006 until this year when she accepted her position as a regional public affairs manager at TSA.
What is 2011?
With over 3500 followers on X (Twitter), Lorie was known to post TSA news and travel tips under this @handle.
What is @TSA_Pacific?
This airport was where Lorie held her final media conference on June 5th, 2025.
What is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport?
According to Gallup, in the United States in the year 2002 the average retirement age was 59. In 2025, this is the average age of retirees.
What is 62?
In 1989, this luxury car brand owned by Toyota Motor Corporation was introduced onto the American automobile market.
What is Lexus?
Lorie's first government career kicked off working for the conference media team in this chamber of the US Congress.
What is the Senate?
In June 2025, TSA confirmed that a membership card to this popular store would not serve as a valid form of Real ID for travel.
What is Costco?
A frequent work travel destination for Lorie, this was the busiest airport (by passenger throughput) that she covered.
What is Los Angeles International Airport?
Lorie's typical afternoon work break was going for a walk in the neighborhood with this friend - a habit she will continue into retirement.
Who is Sandy?
This US President was inaugurated on January 20, 1989.
Who is George H. W. Bush?
During her time working as a marketing manager at the Department of Transportation, Lorie worked on anti-DUI programs for this US state.
What is Alaska?
This is the number of states that Lorie covered most recently for her work at TSA.
What is 11?
Lorie achieved this loyalty milestone on her favorite airline in February of 2023.
What is "Million Miler" status?
Lorie took her first personal travel trip in retirement to this destination.
Where is Denver, Colorado?
In the summer of 1989, after her graduation, Lorie worked at this kind of store before moving to Washington DC in the fall.
What is a grocery store?
Lorie's dad John was also a Federal Government employee working for this agency.
What is the Department of Defense (Strategic Weapons Facility at Bangor)?
A picture taken on Lorie's last day on the job was featured on the front page of this newspaper on June 7th, 2025.
What is the Seattle Times?
This airport was the furthest that Lorie ever traveled for work. Hint: US territory
What are Guam and Saipan?
This is Lorie's favorite hobby - one that she will be refining in retirement.
What is photography?