Lisa’s family has lived in Utah for generations, and she has spent most of her life in the Sandy/Draper area. She has served her community in many ways, including helping to establish and maintain a Neighborhood Watch program, training for the Community Emergency Response Team, and volunteering many hours at her children’s school and within her church community.

Lisa has been an active advocate for citizens’ rights, educational opportunities, and public accountability, and she has worked in a bipartisan way to effect positive changes in public policy. She helped organize Utahns for Public Schools and an unprecedented grassroots petition drive. As spokesperson for the anti-voucher campaign, she educated voters about the flaws in last year’s voucher proposal. As Executive Director of UTPS, she continues to work on ways to strengthen public schools and improve ethical standards in government. These would be among her highest priorities in the Utah Legislature.

Like their three children, Lisa and her husband, Craig, attended Utah public schools. She received bachelor’s degrees in English and Russian and a master’s degree in linguistics from Brigham Young University. She enjoys teaching as part-time faculty at BYU.