Lorraine Pirro

As Director of Global Health and Wellness Services and International House’s Resident Social Worker, Lorraine Pirro oversees the counseling services available 24/7 to all I-House residents, which include guidance on cross-cultural communication and interpersonal integrity in global environments. Her responsibilities include the selection and supervision of I-House Resident Fellows, Peer Counselors, and Graduate Interns in mental health, public health, and related fields, and the development and implementation of Resident Life policies and procedures. She serves on the COVID-19 Response Team and the South Building Reopening Committee at International House. A member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, she is a Certified Grief and Loss Counselor, a licensed clinician in NY and CT, and has been a Senior Lecturer, Advanced Clinical Electives, at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Social Work since 2011.