Scott County, Iowa
Elam Lori has extensive experience in the field of disability services and mental health. They began their career in 1988 as the Vice President of ICF/ID Services at the Handicapped Development Center, where they worked until 2003. From 2003 to 2017, Elam served as the Community Services Director and Coordinator of Disability Services at Scott County, Iowa. Currently, Elam is the CEO of the Eastern Iowa MH/DS Region.
Elam Lori completed their high school education at Davenport West High School from 1979 to 1981. Following this, they pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Sociology, and Education at Cornell College from 1981 to 1985. Later, they attended Western Illinois University from 1985 to 1987, specializing in Counselor Education and School Counseling and Guidance Services.
Scott County, Iowa
Cradled by the mighty Mississippi River on the east and south, and the meandering Wapsipinicon River on the north, Scott County, Iowa offers an extraordinary combination of quality living styles. Scott County is part of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), located in eastern Iowa and western Illinois on the Mississippi River, 165 miles west of Chicago. The Quad Cities MSA consists of Scott County in Iowa and Rock Island and Henry Counties in Illinois. Combined with the nearly 165,000 Scott County residents, it measures over 350,000 people in population. The Quad Cities is midway between Minneapolis on the north and St. Louis on the south; Chicago on the east and Des Moines on the west. The area's 300-mile market of nearly 36.5 million people comprises nearly 15% of the nation's population. This makes it the largest 300-mile market west of Chicago.