Lisa is a natural connector and is committed to removing barriers to services. As Director of Safer Living Services at FSS, Lisa began collaborating with other domestic violence organizations to improve client experiences and outcomes, working alongside fellow leaders in the DuPage community on realigning programming to ensure greater, faster and more equal access to support.

When FSS became part of Metropolitan DuPage in 2019, Lisa was named Program Director for Domestic Violence Services. In that role she managed a myriad of programs, including the emergency shelter, court services and orders of protection, supportive services for children and adults, community-based services and prevention services.

Lisa’s major accomplishments during her tenure as Program Director include partnering with Kaboom! and Discover on creating an accessible playground for children and youth, so they might experience normalcy in traumatic circumstances; working with Metropolitan DuPage Leadership to bring Early Learning services onsite to the Shelter, to increase parenting support and prevent learning loss for clients’ children; and helping to secure funding and support to move domestic abuse clients from the shelter to hotel spaces, to minimize close contact in compliance with Covid-19 protocols.
Due to her professional excellence, Lisa was invited to participate in the Allstate Executive Leadership Fellowship in 2018, where she was instrumental in creating useful collaborations among participants.

Lisa received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social Work from Aurora University. She is a member of the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and she has been a Certified Domestic Violence Professional since 2008. She and her husband reside in St. Charles and are the proud grandparents of three amazing children.