Lisa Margulies L’12

Lisa is Vice President of Public Affairs, Maine, at Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, where she oversees public policy, advocacy, communications, organizing, and electoral activities. After starting her legal career as a public defender in Philadelphia, Lisa worked on justice system reform across the country, collaborating with state leaders to examine laws and practices, develop data-driven, evidence-based policies, and pass comprehensive legislative packages. Before becoming an attorney, Lisa taught mathematics in New York City Public Schools as a New York City Teaching Fellow and worked in the field of human rights in Cambodia. Lisa received a BA from Columbia University, a MS in Education from City University of New York, and a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where she was a Toll Public Interest Scholar. She is a member of the state bars of Maine and Pennsylvania.