Lisa is the Program Director for the National Qualified Representative Program and the Counsel to Children Initiative. Lisa spent the last eight years in removal defense, representing unaccompanied children, families, and detained adults. Lisa was most recently a directing attorney at ImmDef where she had the privilege of working with great attorneys and support staff on our local government-funded universal representation programs. Lisa additionally worked on a variety of universal representation campaigns locally, including Los Angeles County and Orange County. Lisa has a B.A. from Pitzer College and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. Prior to law school, Lisa spent almost 6 years working with older and disabled immigrant adults with their healthcare both in Los Angeles and New York. On a personal note, she loves long distance running, the outdoors, and exploring second-hand clothing markets.