Lisa is the Executive Director, Xaadas Kil Kuyaas Foundation (XKKF) and Owner of Minority Woman-Owned Business, Lisaverosh Consulting
She has a Master of Arts, Simon Fraser University; First Nations Linguistics, Xaad Kil; Juris Doctorate, University of New Mexico; Bachelor of Science in political science with a minor in business, Emporia State University, Kansas; Associate degree in liberal arts with business emphasis, Haskell Indian Junior College.
Lisa is Haida, Yahkw ‘Laanas Clan, a Raven, Two Finned Killer Whale, from the K’aad Naay (Shark House). Her Haida name is Ka’illjuus. She is a child of a Tsimshian Eagle and a Tlingit from Metlakatla, Alaska. Lisa lives with her family in Hydaburg, Alaska.