Prior to joining the City of Burlingame, Lisa worked for the City of Alameda as the Assistant City Manager.

Lisa is the former Intergovernmental Relations Manager for the City of Fremont and began her career in local government as an Administrative Intern for her hometown, the City of Palos Verdes Estates.

Lisa is a member of the International City/County Management Association, the California City Management Foundation, the League of Women in Government, and Women Leading Government. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and her Master of Public Policy from U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Public Policy. In her spare time, she is a Masters swimmer who competes in open water races.