Lori Arsenault

Lori graduated from the University of Southern Maine in 1999 with a Bachelor of Music in Performance (Classical Guitar). She has been Administrative Manager in the Office of the Dean in the School of Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology since 2003. In the spring of 2011 she became the Special Assistant to the Dean for Communications and External Affairs in USM's College of Science, Technology, and Health, and then the Director of Operations / Concert Manager for the USM School of Music in September of 2011.

Lori is a music director (4 p.m. Saturday) at Sacred Heart / St. Dominic Catholic Parish in Portland, and at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Gorham (11 a.m. Sunday). She freelances in communications and Web site management for several musicians and organizations, including orchestral conductor Lawrence Golan, jazzman Scott Reeves, Maine's FIRST Robotics teams, and several others. Lori is playing bass and singing in one of Portland's newest ensembles, Tree-O! In 2011 she began following another passion into competitive artistic dance roller skating.

As Music Operations Director/Concert Manager, Lori is responsible for directing the logistics of concerts and events held by the School of Music.