Lori Ransom was appointed as a Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice Animator, Indigenous Ministries and Justice, United Church of Canada in June 2017. Lori is a member of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation (near Eganville, Ontario) who has lived off reserve all of her life (Toronto, Ottawa, and Regina). While her post-secondary training in biochemistry and in English may have suggested other career paths, Lori has been pleased to have worked to support Indigenous peoples and communities throughout her career. Lori deepened her knowledge of and passion for the work of healing and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples after being appointed as the first Healing and Reconciliation Program Animator for The Presbyterian Church in Canada and later as Senior Advisor, Church and Interfaith Relations, for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Having also held a number of leadership positions at the federal government department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Lori has developed a breadth of understanding of the issues of importance to Indigenous peoples and the policies which affect Indigenous peoples and communities. Her positions in government encompassed work in the areas of Executive Services and Communications, Parliamentary Relations, Research Claims Funding, Intergovernmental Affairs, Education, and Human Resources. Lori is an ordained Elder of The Presbyterian Church in Canada (PCC) who has served as a Clerk of Session, a representative Elder at presbytery, and a commissioner to the General Assembly. In 2021, Lori served for six months as Interim Executive Director, KAIROS Canada. She currently serves on the Canadian Council of Churches Executive, the Trustee Board of the PCC, and on the Aboriginal Education Council of Centennial College, Scarborough. Lori lives in downtown Toronto where she enjoys the city’s lively arts scene and from where she likes to travel and explore the world. She delights in her role as mother to a Cockapoo named Finnegan.