Lisa has been working with community-based organizations for the last 30 years, first as a community health educator and program director at several youth-serving agencies, then as a Senior Consultant at Community Resource Exchange. Lisa was the CoFounder of College Access: Research and Action, where she continues to act as an advisor. Most recently, Lisa was the Principal Consultant at Hummingbird Consulting from 2013-2016. Lisa is the co-chair of the board of NonProfit New York, and sits on the board of NYC Kids RISE. She is also an occasional contributor to the Chronicle of Philanthropy and NYN Media. Lisa is a third-generation New Yorker, and is the proud parent of two fourth-generation New Yorkers. She graduated from Wesleyan University and was a Coro Fellow in New York City. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation
Prospect Park
Hunter MFA
NYC KidsRISE
College Access: Research and Action (CARA)
CBE Climate