Experienced Business Marketing Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry. Skilled in public relations, program development and implementation, Retail, Art Direction, Employee Training, and Marketing. Lisa is from southern British Columbia and is part of the Nlaka’pamuk Nation of Merritt B.C. Her immediate roots are in the Interior Salish and Okanagan Nation but also has ancestry tied to Mexico through her Great-Great Grandfather, Jesus Garcia. Lisa, the youngest of 7, was raised in the countryside of Aspen Grove where her love for horses and the outdoors began at a young age. For the past 30+ years Lisa has lived in the small community of Teslin, Yukon. It was in the Yukon that Lisa met and married her husband Darcy, who was born and raised in Teslin. Together they have 2 children. With Darcy’s traditional upbringing and Lisa’s sense of adventure, their children were raised on the land. Family outings to the trapline began at a young age for the children and continue today, as well as other traditional activities such as hunting, fishing and gathering berries. Lisa was adopted into the Kukhhittan Clan (Raven Children) and her Tlingit name is Keis.ey. Lisa worked outside of the home while raising the children, but for the past 12 years, she began focusing on Indigenous Cultural and Tourism in the Yukon. She has been a dedicated Manager and leader of 10 plus years for the Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre and has excelled in public relations and coordination of events and programming.Lisa has become a steward and leader in the cultural and tourism industry for her community and Yukon Territory. Through visioning, developing and implementing, she has become a part of establishing one of the leading cultural centers within the Yukon and has contributed to the new Yukon Tourism Strategy which was released in Nov. 2018. Besides enjoying her home on the shores of Teslin Lake with her husband, 2 dogs, 2 horses and 1 cat, (while her children are off pursuing their own education & careers), Lisa also enjoys, meeting new people, riding her horses, pursuing her artistic hobbies of painting and beading and practising well being through mediation and diet. She would like to continue contributing to the Cultural and Tourism sector on a national and international level!