Before being elected MLA in 2021, Lisa had decades of experience as a small business owner, non-profit director and consultant, researcher, and international affairs advocate. They’ve had a longstanding relationship with Dalhousie University as a student, instructor, researcher, and staff member.

 

President, Wisdom2Action

 

Executive Director, Wisdom2Action (Formerly Child and Youth in Challenging Contexts Network and Institute)

 

Instructor, Dalhousie University

 

Director and Senior Advisor, Policy and Planning, NS Department of Finance

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Research

 

As a researcher and academic, Lisa has published many reports and made presentations on youth and child rights and engagement, mental health and addictions solutions, knowledge mobilization, 2SLGBTQ+ equity issues, and more. Lisa completed their Ph.D in 2023 around youth mental health.

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