Lorrie Lynn, M.A., CPSTI, Manager, Injury Prevention Programs and Safe Kids San Diego, Trauma Team
Lorrie moved from Chicago to San Diego to join the team and guide injury prevention through projects like Safe Routes to School and Car Seat check-up events. She also is the coordinator for Safe Kids San Diego. Under the Safe Kids banner she supports many coalitions and task forces to address leading unintentional injury death for children from birth to early-adolescents. Safe Kids San Diego supports coalitions focused on safe sleep for infants, drowning prevention, falling prevention and transportation safety. Lorrie brings together dedicated advocates, data experts, injury prevention experts, and hospital staff to develop projects and events to provide education and raise awareness around the leading causes of unintentional death and hospitalizations. Prior to joining the Rady Children’s Hospital team, she worked for the National Safety Council, bringing experiences from coalition development to federal and state grant management. She brings a national perspective to the unintentional injury at work, on the roads and in homes. Lorrie holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Penn State University and a master’s degree in sociology from Loyola University in Chicago. She is also a certified child passenger safety technician instructor, with both school bus transportation and transportation of children with special needs certification.
Shirley Koch, CPSTI, Child Passenger Safety Specialist and Project Specialist, Community Health
Shirley Koch joined Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego in 2008 after completing the NHSTA child passenger safety technician certification. She has helped countless families with the child passenger safety needs and expanded her knowledge by completing the special needs enrichment training in 2010. She then became certified as a child passenger safety technician instructor in 2012. Shirley teaches all aspects of Child Passenger Safety. As an instructor she provides training to community organizations. As a certified instructor for the NHSTA child passenger safety technician course she has trained countless numbers of students who became certified child passenger safety technicians. Shirley joined the Safety Store as a health educator in July 2010 and is now educating parents on all aspects of injury prevention and providing multiple services for children with special needs. Shirley provides one-on-one safety education and public presentations. Shirley is bilingual (Spanish-speaking) and enjoys working with families from all over the world.