Lisa has been a K9 handler with Mason-Dixon Search Dogs since 2000. She has certified K9 Cleo (GSD - deceased) in Area Search, K9 Zildjian (GSD - deceased) in HRD, and K9 Noble (current partner) in HRD. She has assisted with numerous searches, and has had multiple successful finds on both live and cadaver searches.

Lisa is an Evaluator for the American Rescue Dog Association for both Area Search and HRD. She is also a Lead Evaluator for the National Association for Search and Rescue for HRD-Land. Lisa has instructed at MDSD's annual Advanced HRD Seminar since it began in 2015. This will be her 4th year instructing.