Lisa began attending Mass and activities at St. Tom’s in 2006 as a Western Michigan University student. Since then, she has served the parish community in various roles including lector, music minister, Eucharistic minister, and Passion Play actor. Lisa served on the RCIA team from 2011 to 2019 and on the young adult group leadership team from 2012 to 2018. She has been seeking solidarity with our migrant brothers and sisters with Migrant Ministry camp visits since 2011. In her most recent role, Lisa joined the Pastoral Team in 2015 as campus minister, heeding a call to build up the Kingdom of God among the college communities of Kalamazoo.
She holds an Associate of Arts from Delta College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, and a Master of Arts degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology, both from Western Michigan University.