Lisa is the founder of Livermore Shakespeare Festival, and has over 50 professional directing credits in six states. She began her career at The Old Globe Theater where she assisted directors Jack O’Brien, Tom Moore and the late John Houseman. She is a Backstage West Garland Award and Indy Award winner for her direction of Amadeus at PCPA TheatreFest.  Most recently she directed  Hamlet, As You Like It and The Tempest for LSF, and a transmedia exploration of Tennessee Williams One-Acts at University of the Pacific, Stockton, where she is a tenured professor and recent chair of the Department of Theatre Arts. Lisa was awarded an Arts Leadership Award 2012 by Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors, and a 2010 Innovation Award for “Risktakers and Dreammakers” hosted by the Livermore Chamber of Commerce. She is currently the President of Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA). Member:  Actors Equity, Theatre Bay Area. MFA, Southern Methodist University; BA magna cum laude, Dartmouth College; Phi Beta Kappa