Lisa received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Georgia Southwestern University in 2012 and obtained her Master of Public Administration from Grand Canyon University in 2015. She has been employed with the Putnam County Board of Commissioners for twenty-five years. Twenty of those years have been dedicated to the planning and development department where she has served as director for the past ten years.
In addition, Lisa is the Assistant/Deputy County Manager and has been for the past seven years. Lisa is a member and officer in multiple professional organizations such as: Georgia Planning Association, Association of County Commissioners of Georgia(ACCG), Georgia City-County Management Association (GCCMA), Eatonton Downtown Development Authority Board, 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.