As the former moderator of DeKalb’s PDS-24 television show Engagement Now, Lorraine worked with show producers to develop content crafted around issues relevant to modern education. Lorraine was the Parent Council President for Agnes Scott College in 2021-2022, where she served as the official parental ambassador of the college. Lorraine strongly supports positive initiatives in economic development, public safety, and home ownership.

As a professional, Lorraine spent over a decade at Creative Loafing Newspaper. An entrepreneur, Lorraine founded Salons Unlimited Magazine, a publication that started with 5,000 print issues in Atlanta and grew to a 56,000 circulation in 31 U.S. cities in three years before being sold in 2010. In 2009, Lorraine became a founding member of United Front Media, a premiere film and visual media company specializing in content development where she produced commercials for the City of Atlanta, MARTA, KIA, and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. In 2015, Lorraine joined Real Times Media as the General Manager of the Atlanta Daily World Newspaper and Associate Publisher of Who’s Who In Black Atlanta. She was the VP of Business Development for RTM Properties – AtlantaDailyWorld.com and Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, before resigning to pursue public service full-time during her 2018 campaign.

Lorraine was elected DeKalb County Commissioner of Super District 7 in 2018 and proudly serves over 780,000 residents. She spearheaded the Boxed Store Ordinance requiring mandatory distance requirements to stop the proliferation of Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, and Dollar General in DeKalb County – now used in nine states. She authorizes the DeKalb Video Surveillance System Ordinance requiring mandatory video surveillance at gas and service stations. She is the founder and visionary of EMBARC Youth Farm, a $10 million urban farming project incorporating hydroponics, greenhouse growing, bee farming, a hen house, and entrepreneurship activities to connect youth and community to nature and ensure healthy living.

As the Chair of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, Lorraine has successfully allocated over $1.4 billion in revenue – the highest dollar amount overseen in the history of DeKalb County through any standing committee leader. She has required mandatory audit of all contracts above $3 million resulting in over $92 million in revenue savings to DeKalb County taxpayers and is the 2023 Elected Official of the Year by the American Public Works Association; the 2023 Champion of Housing by Georgia ACT; and is a recipient of The Lifetime Achievement Award by President Joe Biden in 2024.

Lorraine made history on June 18th when she received a majority vote in 174 out of 191 voting precincts to garner 60% of the vote to become the first Black woman elected CEO in DeKalb County, Georgia in a runoff election. She oversees a $1.8 billion budget and during her first 45 days was successful in passing a $4.27 water infrastructure investment with a 10-year 10% rate increase – the largest infrastructure investment in DeKalb County history.

Lorraine presented a balanced budget 15 days after taking office that included a $2 million Real Time Crime Center and later sphere-headed the $18.9 million investment in Flock camera technology and a Drone First Responder Program to reduce crime. In her inaugural budget, she restructured over $10 million in funds to make DeKalb County police officers among the highest paid in the State of Georgia and expanded incentives to include $500 monthly housing bonuses and 100% down-payment assistance on homes $250,000 or less.