Lisa Jackson received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Georgia Southwestern University in 2012 and her Master of Public Administration from Grand Canyon University in 2015. She has been employed with the Putnam County Board of Commissioners for twenty-nine years. Twenty-four of those years have been dedicated to the planning and development department, where she has served as director for the past fourteen years.
Lisa is a member and officer in multiple professional organizations such as the American Planning Association (APA), the Georgia Planning Association (GPA), the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia(ACCG), Georgia City-County Management Association (GCCMA), Eatonton Downtown Development Authority Board, member of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Lake Oconee Builders Association. Lisa is also a former member of the Historic Preservation Society and former member and past President of Eatonton Main Street.