Executive Director
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Lori Spragens is the executive director of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials. During her time as director, ASDSO has gained international recognition as a premier organization advancing the need for safer dams and creating a unified voice for the dam safety community. Ms. Spragens has contributed to and written several journal and news articles on dam safety and the development of research reports and guidelines for dam safety. She is a member of the Department of Homeland Security Dams Sector Coordinating Council; co-chair of the Information Sharing Workgroup (2014-15). She sat on the National Committee on Levee Safety Review Team and the Intergovernmental Flood Risk Management Committee. She served as a member of the Advisory Task Group for the Waterside Security R&D project under the National Institute for Hometown Security. Lori graduated magna cum laude from the University of Kentucky in 1982 with a B.A. in Art History and a B.A. in Visual Art with a specialty in graphic design. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Kentucky with a master’s degree in Public Administration in 1986.
CS11B - Concurrent Session 11B: ASDSO Panel on Legislative Advocacy
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET