20+ years building operations. 13+ years in advocacy. Focused on protecting missions and people.
At 19, Lisa became one of Footaction's youngest general store managers—stepping into Footlocker's acquisition with zero operational training and internal resistance. Over 6 years overseeing top-volume and flagship stores throughout New York, she managed full P&L operations and earned multiple awards for profitability, customer service, inventory accuracy, and brand presentation.
Lisa transitioned to working on a college degree at 26. While completing her degree, she stayed active—reviving a student newspaper, co-coordinating a major national conference, and teaching reading and writing as a TA for remediation students. She also spent 7 years at technology's largest retailer, where she generated a lead for a $250K+ business sale, developed a refined understanding of company culture and customer journey, and built deep technical knowledge in systems architecture and infrastructure.
Throughout her career, Lisa spent 13 years in advocacy—organizing campaigns, building coalitions, and supporting community-based programs. That work shaped how she approaches organizations today: missions matter, people matter, and both need systems and protection.
Two years ago, an organization Lisa was consulting for faced an operational crisis. Internal actors prevented leadership access to systems and launched a public scrutiny campaign. Operations came to a standstill. She led the recovery—rebuilt the founding chapter, reinstated and trained leadership, helped establish governance frameworks. The organization scaled from 3 chapters to 9.
Lisa leads Ascension Strategy Solutions for mission-driven organizations facing threats—internal conflict, institutional pressure, legal challenges—who need infrastructure that protects their mission and their people.
Our foundation is built on trust in God. Everything else follows.
Protection isn't an add-on. It's the foundation everything else is built on.
Systems we build belong to you. No lock-in, no reliance on us to keep things running.
The work exists to protect both—not one at the expense of the other.
Scaling without systems creates chaos. Build the foundation first.
If your organization is facing threats, operational breakdown, or systems you can't trust—let's talk.
