Lorenz worked at the engineering firm Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City, Missouri.
[1] She was the director of public affairs and a special assistant to Lorenz was director of public affairs and special assistant to Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) secretary Deb miller.
[1] In March 2019, a Kansas Senate committee unanimously confirmed her appointment as secretary of transportation under governor Laura Kelly.
[1] As secretary, Lorenz worked on rebuilding the agency following budget reductions that affected the state's transportation programs.
[1] Lorenz led KDOT through the launch of the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program (IKE), a 10-year infrastructure initiative that allocated at least $8 million to each of Kansas' 105 counties.