Lisa moved to Cary with her wonderful husband Brian in 1991, who started his commercial construction business in 1995. She received an AA from Wake Tech in Business Administration with the intent of working in the business community,  but after her children were born, she realized she wanted to be on their schedule. ​ Lisa began teaching when her children were in preschool and knew it was where she wanted to be. ​ Lisa taught preschool at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Cary for 16 years. After a year hiatus,  she began working in the preschool program at SAS where she stayed for 4.5 years before leaving in order to care for her elderly mother.  In the summer of 2021, the opportunity arose to teach again at GFCC and Lisa knew the timing was perfect. She is excited to be among the smiles and energy that 4 year olds bring to school every day! Lisa and her husband Brian have been married 30 years and have two grown children, Logan  (29) and Mackenzie (27).  Logan works and lives in the area and Mackenzie works and lives in Denver. In her spare time, Lisa loves going to Lake Gaston, kayaking, photography, traveling and visiting her siblings who are all over the country. She lives by the mantra:  “life is short, make the most of it”