A local dairy farmers daughter, Lisa was born and schooled in Cohuna. Lisa is passionate about the Gunbower Forest, where she spent her early life riding horses, and spending time on the farm at Gunbower.
A keen love for rural community’s lead Lisa to leave the area for further education obtaining a degree in Health Science Podiatry. Her early career involved being heavily involved in starting the High-Risk Foot Clinic at Shepparton Hospital, working to reopen Podiatry at Echuca Hospital after a 12-year hiatus without a podiatrist and Rochester Hospital. She returned to the area in 2010 after commencing work at Northern District Community Health Kerang, then later going into private practice.
Lisa believes her role as a health professional has taught her to listen to people with an open mind and advocate for those not able to advocate for themselves, a role not dissimilar to being on Council.
When she is not attending to people’s health care needs, Lisa enjoys horse riding with her friends up the mountains every opportunity she can get