Jeannette Lofas

Background

Lofas was born on June 5, 1940, in New York, United States. She is the daughter of Gerhard and Elissa Kullack.

Education

Lofas attended University of Vienna, and University of Geneva. She graduated from University of Michigan with bachelor's degree in 1960. 30 years later she received her Master of Social Work degree in Fordham University.

Career

Lofas worked as a co-founder and associate editor of Atlas Magazine from 1959 to 1961. That year she changed her working place to become a reporter at Radio Free Europe, she worked there for 8 years. After that she served at ABC-TV at the position of on-air reporter in 1969. Next year she was an independent producer at Ivan Tors Films. One more year later she became an executive director at Snowmass Arts Foundation, she didn't work there for a long time - only for a year. At Family Matters cable television show Lofas was a host from 1972 till 1973.

Jeannette has began to serve as a founder and president of Stepfamily Foundation, Inc. in 1975, where she works nowadays. Also she worked at KWTV as a television reporter and critic, as well as at Metro Media as an on-air reporter. Lofas was a co-founder of New American Film Series at Whitney Museum, New York City. She was a public speaker on the topic of stepfamilies. In addition, she was the creator of the audio book How to be a Stepparent, Nightingale-Conant Audio Book, 1986. Lofas has made guest appearances on a number of television programs, including The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning-The Oprah Winfrey Show, Geraldo Rivera, Larry King, Sally Jesse Raphael, and Prime Time Live. She has also worked as a corporate consultant.

Achievements

• Lofas established the Stepfamily Foundation, Inc.
  
  Lofas received several awards, such as Southwest Film Award and National Parents’ Day Award presented to the Step family Foundation at 103rd United States Congress, for her efforts in strengthening step relationships in families across America and thus contributing to effective parenting.
  
  Also she became the Woman of the Month, according to Good Housekeeping magazine.

Works

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• book

  • Family Rules: Helping Stepfamilies and Single Parents Build Happy Homes

    (A candid and direct guide offers a wealth of principles f...)

    1998
  • Stepparenting: Everything You Need to Know to Make it Work

    (Jeannette Lofas draws on her twenty-year track record of ...)

    2009
  • Living in Step

    (There are 25 million stepparents in the United States tod...)

    1976
  • He's OK She's OK: Honoring the Differences Between Men and Women 1995

Membership

Lofas was a member of Milton Erikson Society.

Connections

Lofas married on October 2, 1980, she has a child: Lars.

Father:

Gerhard Kullack

Mother:

Elissa Kullack

Son:

Lars Lofas