Lisa has lived in San Diego for many years, teaching voice out of her Escondido studio. Locally, she is most proud of her work with Lyric Opera of San Diego where she has taken part in many performances including: Princess Ida, Oliver, The Gondoliers, Abduction from the Seraglio, HMS Pinafore and the Best of Pirates and Pinafore on board The Star of India. In October 2006, she played Praskovia in The Merry Widow. She holds Bachelors of Music from CSU Northridge as well as a Master of Music in vocal performance from the University of Michigan.  Other roles  have included “Hansel” in Hansel and Gretel,  “Monica” in The Medium, “Lucy Lockett” in The Beggar’s Opera, “Sacharissa” in Princess Ida, “Dorabella” in Cosi Fan Tutte, the “Countess Almaviva” in Le Nozze di Figaro and “Rosina” in Signor Deluso.  She has also performed in premieres of two original works at U of M: Jackie-O by Michael Daugherty as Elizabeth Taylor, and Manly Romero’s Alice in Wonderland as both the Dormouse and Alice.