International Center for Law and Religion Studies

Johannesburg, South Africa 

Lori Olsen graduated with honors from Brigham Young University in 2004 with a degree in Marriage, Family and Human Development. In 2007 she earned a Masters degree in Public Administration from BYU, after which she worked for two years for the State of California in the State Auditor’s Office as a State Auditor. Lori served a mission for the LDS church in Louisville, Kentucky, Spanish speaking. She has traveled and studied extensively including as a student at BYU’s Jerusalem Center, English teacher in China, and student of art and culture in Western Europe and South-East Asia. She enjoys law school and is excited to work for the Area Legal Counsel for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Johannesburg, South Africa, and to research law and religion issues during summer 2010.