Lisa Fleming (she/her) has 15 years of experience working with diverse communities in a multitude of contexts including research, education, healthcare and human resources. While an undergraduate at University of Washington Tacoma, Lisa worked as a Consultant for the Career Development Center and she later obtained a Master's in Psychological Sciences at Northern Arizona University. Her research focused primarily on organizational development, stress management, and combating workplace discrimination.

More recently, Lisa led all human resource activities as Head of People Operations for Avenue Homes, a Los Angeles based real estate investment company. Lisa supports students of the Professional Development Center by using her educational background and industry experience to bring a diversity, equity and inclusion lens to UW Tacoma's educational offerings. When Lisa isn't sifting through journal articles, she enjoys cooking, traveling, podcasts and attending live shows (when possible).