Your community resource in school facilities funding
QUALIFICATIONS
CLC (Corinne Loskot Consulting, Inc.)
Planning & State Funding for Public School Facilities
Lorrie Ruiz, President
949-940-6938 lruiz.clc@gmail.com
Lorrie Ruiz joined CLC in 2017 with 16 years of experience in the public sector at the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) as the Director of Facilities Planning. Her area of expertise spans long range planning and developer school planning/mitigation negotiation through site acquisition and project audits. While at IUSD, Lorrie was successful in the site acquisition, planning, and state funding of 14 new schools, including a comprehensive new high school, several campus additions, and 11 modernizations. These projects represent over $1 billion in capital program costs. She also played a pivotal role in the passage and implementation of IUSD's $319 million Measure E local bond program, which is now in its first phase of construction. Prior to IUSD, she served Ruhnau Ruhnau Clarke Architects as an Educational Facilities Coordinator, assisting school districts in their pursuit of state funding. Lorrie holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and Real Estate from California State University, Fullerton, and she is a licensed California Real Estate Broker.
Areas of Expertise
- Demographic analysis, including attendance boundary change management
- Long-range planning
- Developer school planning/mitigation negotiations
- Project planning, including new construction, addition to existing sites(,) and modernization
- Committee facilitation (stakeholder, bond oversight, boundary, site disposition)
- School board presentations
- Master plan development and implementation
- Capital Program Management
- Interim management and mentor services
- Local agency coordination for traffic safety, joint-use agreement, and development monitoring
- Local bond preparation and implementation
- School site acquisition and CEQA
- State agency expertise in review and approval, including CDE, DTSC, and OPSC
- State grant funding including Career Technical Educational Facilities Program and Full Day Kindergarten Facilities Grant
Corinne Loskot, Founder
949-632-0055 closkot.clc@gmail.com
Corinne founded CLC in 2000, providing planning and funding services to public school districts. Corinne provides expertise in all facets of K-12 school districts facilities planning and funding. She is a seasoned professional with over 30 years experience in public K-12 school facilities. She has served in the planning departments of the Cities of Irvine and Anaheim, and the Irvine Unified School District. Corinne Loskot holds a Bachelor's Degree in Social Ecology (Environmental Analysis and Planning) from the University of California, Irvine. Her skills and qualifications cover the complex and ever changing steps of master planning through project implementation for new, expanded and modernized schools.
Areas of Expertise
- State and local funding for K-12 School Facilities
- Expertise in and successful approval through CDE, DTSC, DSA, OPSC, and regulatory compliance
- Educational facilities planning
- Demographics and long-range planning
- Mitigation for development impacts on school enrollment
- Site Selection, land use analysis and real estate acquisition/disposition
- Environmental analysis and Title 5 compliance
- Navigating State agency challenges and irregular applications
- Coordination of professional services from feasibility through design
From 1987 to 2000, she managed the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) facilities planning department, securing more than $110 million in capital financing from California's State Facilities Programs. At IUSD, she oversaw the siting, planning, design and funding of new schools, additions, modernizations, school closures and site disposition. The challenges of achieving stakeholder consensus and the pursuit of funding for irregular projects in a unpredictable state program have become Corinne's enduring asset. She worked closely with the City of Irvine and The Irvine Company and was involved in the reuse process for two conversions of military bases to civilian use. Corinne Loskot formed Corinne Loskot Consulting, Inc., in 2000 to serve the planning and state facilities grant funding needs of public school districts throughout California since 2000. She has served in the planning departments of the Cities of Irvine and Anaheim, and the Irvine Unified School District. Corinne Loskot holds a Bachelor's Degree in Social Ecology (Environmental Analysis and Planning) from the University of California, Irvine. From 1987 to 2000, she managed the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) facilities planning department, securing more than $110 million in capital financing from California's State Facilities Programs. At IUSD, she oversaw the siting, planning, design and funding of new schools, additions, modernizations, school closures and site disposition. The challenges of achieving stakeholder consensus and the pursuit of funding for irregular projects in an unpredictable state program have become Corinne's enduring asset. She worked closely with the City of Irvine and The Irvine Company and was involved in the reuse process for two conversions of military bases to civilian use. She has more than 30 years’ experience in planning, site acquisition and funding public K-12 school facilities with a broad and detailed understanding of the entire school facilities development process, which enabled her to help over 30 school districts secure over $650 million in state funding. Her skills and qualifications cover the complex process from master planned development through implementation of new, expanded and modernized school facilities and earns her the respect of district and agency public officials involved in the process. Corinne has served her community as a Trabuco Canyon Water District Director and Girl Scout leader. She is a native Californian residing with her husband in Trabuco Canyon, CA. For fun, she mentors others in personal finance and business, kayaks, hikes and travels and occasionally plays with paint.
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CLC (Corinne Loskot Consulting, Inc.)
Planning & State Funding for Public School Facilities 949.940.6938 email: lruiz.clc@gmail.com |