Lisa has been a K9 handler with Mason-Dixon Search Dogs for 22 years. She has certified K9 Cleo (GSD - deceased) in Area Search, K9 Zildjian (GSD - deceased) in HRD, and K9 Noble (6 year old GSD) in HRD. She has assisted with numerous searches, 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 7 years ago and is currently serving on MDSD's Board of Directors as the unit's Secretary. This will be her 4th year instructing.