Lisa Kiely, a Takoma Park, Maryland resident, earned a PhD from the University of Maryland. Her research area is in racial and gender identity development of young women. Currently, she is the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies at the University of Maryland and in 2007, worked on the University's Climate Action Plan. She is an elder at Takoma Park Presbyterian Church and a long time volunteer at Shepard's Table in Silver Spring, Maryland. Lisa joined the CCAN board in 2007.