Who is Lisa?

Lisa Ruth was born in Alabama, grew up in Northern Virginia, and now lives in South Florida with her wonderful husband and partner, her amazing 8-year-old son, and their two dogs. She is blessed with supportive parents, two loving sisters, in-laws she actually likes, and very generous, magnificent friends.

Lisa has a B.A. in International Relations from George Mason University, an M.A. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia, and has completed extensive post-graduate work in Conflict Resolution at George Mason. She spent 11 years as an analyst with the federal government, where, she was fortunate enough to observe elections in Haiti and Nicaragua, investigate human rights abuses in Suriname, and participate in the Guatemalan peace process. She and her sister now have their own research, analysis, and writing company, C2 Research, LLC, which specializes in complex research and analysis.

Lisa loves her family and friends, reading, running, sports, flowers, the ocean, the woods, nature, Nip Tuck, the third world, and hot stone massages. She could live without traffic, stress, early mornings, spinach, guilt, meanness, and inequity.

More than anything, she is a work in progress.