Biography

Lori Van Tassel

Thanks for visiting my campaign website and learning more about me. I am proud to have been a Heidelberg Township resident for almost a decade. My husband works in Baltimore as a scientist and I run our small sheep farm here in Heidelberg. Both of our daughters are Spring Grove High honors graduates and currently away for college.

Several interests occupied my professional career. I was a photographer for the Baltimore Sun and a successful business owner for over a decade. Twenty years ago, my husband and I chose to raise a family. I am proud to have home schooled my children for seven years.

I was raised in a rural community, in a family with close ties to firefighting and the military. I was born at Nellis AFB in Nevada. My father was an elite hunter and fisherman. He moved us to Southern Maryland to be near his job at Andrews AFB, where he retired after working for decades on Air Force One. My mother retired after working for 35 years at Indian Head Naval Ordinance Station.

We are thankful for the wonderful welcome this community has offered us and are excited to find a way to give back. I would consider it an honor to work for all of you.