I had the pleasure of meeting Lisa six years ago. We were the only sixth-grade humanities teachers at a Dallas school, and Lisa was always there for me with a steady hand. If I had a problem, she had a solution. She shared with me her tricks of the trade and helped me a great deal with classroom and time management. I was so grateful to have such a creative and knowledgeable person as a mentor and colleague.

We often exchanged lesson plans, and hers were always polished and detailed, with content that was both engaging and challenging for students. Lisa has excellent attention to detail and is one of the hardest-working people I’ve ever met. Her intelligence, experience, and work ethics would make an invaluable addition to any team.

I helped recruit Lisa to the Milwaukee Journal, which merged with the Milwaukee Sentinel about a year after her arrival. Both she and I remained on the editorial board of the merged newspaper.

I knew her as a wonderful person and a conscientious worker. The letters were well edited. She impressively re-designed the op-ed page, making it more attractive and reader-friendly. She was reticent at first at editorial board meetings, doubtless because of her young age. But she gradually warmed to the sessions and made valuable contributions to our discussions of the issues of the day.