The daughter of immigrants from Chihuahua, Mexico, Lisanna was born in and shaped by San Jose, California. She is a first-generation graduate of the UC Santa Cruz, where she majored in Politics and completed her MBA at the University of the People. Her professional work has focused on creating educational equity.  Lisanna is currently the Chief of Staff and Strategy Officer for the Silicon Valley Education Foundation. She also serves as the Board President for Local Color and Board Chair for the Latino Leadership Alliance.  She was honored as a 2023 SVBJ Women of Influence award, and the LCSV Sisterhood Award. Recently, Lisanna was elected to serve on the Community Stabilization and Opportunity Pathways Fund Commission for the City of San Jose.