Lori Libhart, Vice President

Lori Libhart joined the ECHO Board of Directors in 2009 in order to give back to the local community and with a particular interest in being part of a food bank during the economic climate that makes basic necessities so vital.   Lori is the current Vice-President of ECHO and has served as the Board secretary.

Lori is the CEO of LL Training and Consultant Group where she works with clients to develop their people, programs and systems to best reach their strategic objectives and to increase profitability. Services are provided through in-house consultation and training, public workshops, and personal coaching.

Lori Libhart brings a diverse 40 year background to her position of CEO with LL Training and Consultant Group, LLC.   Lori is known for initiative and integrative thinking.  As director of a large federal grant program, Lori steered her program to delivering quality client services, while similar U.S. programs were still in the planning stage.  Her program policies and procedures, assessment instruments, and employee development tools became models for other programs.  Lori enjoys the challenge of building new programs and businesses, as well as restructuring current practices to become more productive and profitable.

Lori’s training and experiences in curriculum, instruction, guidance and group dynamics, measurement, data analysis, and quality assurance combine to create a strong focus on program and learner outcomes and accountability.   Lori has embraced the roles of administrator, supervisor, teacher and counselor while working in both the private and public sectors.

Lori earned both her Bachelor of Arts in Marketing Education and Master of Arts in Guidance and Counseling from the University of South Florida.  She is Loss Prevention Qualified (LPQ).   In addition to her service with ECHO, Lori serves as President-Elect with the Greater Seffner Chamber of Commerce and volunteers with the Neighborhood Accountability Board through the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce.  Lori is a graduate of Leadership Brandon, 2009.  She is a member of the Plant City Chamber of Commerce, the Plant City Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA), the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce, the American Association for Training and Development (ASTD), and the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).