Technical advisor to cities confronting increasingly complex revitalisation strategy challenges in creating, and moreover funding, urban redevelopment, land use planning, and thriving public/open spaces. Intentional and equitable placemaking is always a central component in design, or rebuilding, whether creating 3rd places indoors or outdoors, parklets, alley activations, or an enjoyable public space of any capacity. In founding her advisory firm, Land & Cities, to provide deliverables for catalyst projects which create and/or revitalise the vitality of places where people share and engage with public space, clients are individuals, brave grassroots groups of urban pioneers, nonprofit organisations, public & private corporations, and many Federal/State/Municipal governments alike. A majority of work has involved severely disinvested, high-crime, poor living condition neighbourhoods/corridors in both urban and rural settings throughout the United States. In addition to working & consulting in a range of major cities from Detroit, Little Rock, Indianapolis, to El Paso, there have been many pro bono engagements that champion human-centred design for the most vulnerable, forgotten populations that often do not receive attention, nor planning assistance, as part of their community economic development efforts to renovate blighted areas. As a lifelong learner, she enjoys currently serving as an Advocate for PlacemakingX, FUSE Corps Fellow 2018/19 alumna, and recently obtained a Certificate in Jay Pitter’s Honours Seminar: Inclusive Placemaking and Planning for Equitable Cities Cohort at the University of Detroit Mercy. In 2024-2025, Lisa was in the Lincoln Institute of Land and Policy’s Inaugural Vibrant Community Fellowship.