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Lara Cooper

Lara Cooper is Direct Relief's Associate Director of Communications. She leads Direct Relief's publishing efforts to uncover global health stories from around the world. Before joining Direct Relief, Lara worked in journalism for 10 years as a reporter, editor and photojournalist, and has a bachelor's degree in photojournalism from Western Kentucky University.

Recent Posts

Orange County Fire Authority firefighters defend homes as the Silverado Fire approaches in an Orchard Hills neighborhood on October 26, 2020 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

California Wildfires

Blazes Erupt in Southern California, Displacing Thousands

October 27, 2020
Hurricane Delta swirls over the Gulf of Mexico Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. The region has been struck by multiple storms this year. (NOAA Satellite Image)

Hurricanes

Hurricane Delta Advances Towards Already Battered Louisiana Coastline

October 9, 2020
Emergency Medical Backpacks are staged in Direct Relief's warehouse on Oct. 7, 2020, before transport to Mexico begins. Fifty backpacks, which contain medical essentials for triage care, are being shipped to first responders in the Yucatan Peninsula, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Delta on Wednesday. More medical aid is being staged for other communities as the U.S. prepares for landfall later this week. (Tony Morain/Direct Relief)

Hurricanes

Hurricane Delta Weaves Destructive Path in Mexico, Barrels Towards U.S. Gulf Coast

October 7, 2020
The view from a Mendocino County Sheriff's vehicle shows the billowing smoke of the August Complex Fire on the Trinity County line in Northern California on Oct. 3, 2020. The fire is one of a dozen burning across California, impacting air quality and displacing residents. (Photo courtesy of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department)

California Wildfires

Fires Blaze Past Historic Records in California, Prompting Unprecedented Response

October 6, 2020
Direct Relief staff members prepare an emergency shipment to NACC Disaster Services in Texas in the wake of Hurricane Laura. (Tony Morain/Direct Relief)

Hurricane Laura

Responders Swing into Action as Communities Reel from Hurricane Laura

August 28, 2020
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