Lori Nesbitt

Lori Nesbitt is currently the Opioid program manager for the Yurok Tribe in Klamath CA. Lori is passionate about restorative justice, cultural healing, traditional dance and keeping her people alive.

Lori is a member of the Yurok Tribal community. She has spent almost 11 years as a substance abuse counselor and promotes positive changes in many people’s lives helping families in the reunification process. Prior to joining the Yurok Tribal Court staff department, she worked for several years in a wide range of occupations, including retail, transportation for the school system, as a youth school bus driver, and at one time was self-employed as a commercial beekeeper. While wearing several hats throughout her career, Lori is currently responsible for the management of employees, the coordination of referrals as well as services. As a pro-active team leader ensuring children and wellness family’s needs are met, Lori has an acute awareness of leadership, empathy, and is passionate about creating awareness of the importance of cultural competency to effectively assist diverse populations. She continues to successfully serve her community planning, promoting and participating in family wellness gatherings, multi-disciplinary meetings, and coaching her staff. Through Lori’s experienced guidance, she is leading her team to identify the needs of tribal children affected by the opiate crisis helping them to overcome the trauma and the waterfall of challenges cast upon them.

Passionate about tribal wellness and diverse possibilities, Lori now leads her team to help tribal families live in their clean environment, desire cultural foods and sustain family values. Lori shares with her team and families the importance of self-care, as she loves the outdoors and fishing for anything.