Lisa spent most of her professional career practicing in Traverse City, MI, with expertise in GI and breast pathology. In 2013, as Lisa became more aware that climate change was an issue that required immediate collective action, she cut back her clinical practice and began volunteering with Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Over the years, she served as a  CCL group leader, liaison to several Members of Congress, co-lead of CCL’s Health Action Team, and was a State Liaison Coordinator. In 2020, she retired from her clinical practice and founded MiCCA with the desire to utilize the trusted healthcare voice to educate the public and policymakers about the health benefits of addressing climate change.