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Lisa brings two decades of experience in charitable gift planning, fundraising, and philanthropy to her role as senior vice president for institutional Advancement and ExternalRelations at World Learning. In this position, she leads the nonprofit’s efforts to cultivate strategic partnerships with donors, foundations, and corporations through high-impact resource development initiatives. Lisa’s deep connection to WorldLearning stems from her participation in the Experiment in InternationalLiving, with which she travelled to Spain and Mexico as a high school student. Prior to joining World Learning, Lisa spent 18 years in various roles at the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, culminating in her serving as its executive director. During her tenure, she contributed to the growth of the fund’s philanthropic assets from $85 million to more than $2 billion.