Meet our Featured speaker:

Lisa Seales

Lisa Seales of the Deschutes River Conservancy as our keynote speaker, a leading voice in Oregon whose background and experience is exemplary, offering something we can all learn from as growth along the Deschutes provides interesting parallels for our community. Lisa’s expertise as a leading facilitator across constituencies to meet competing interests and needs will be a perfect fit for our regional community.

BIO:
Lisa is​ a Senior Program Manager for DRC. She manages the DRC’s Irrigation Modernization Program, facilitates the Deschutes Basin Water Collaborative, and develops and moderates the Raise the Deschutes Seminar Series.

Prior to joining the DRC, Lisa earned a PhD and an MS in Interdisciplinary Ecology from the University of Florida’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment. She also has a BS in Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon. Lisa has worked on Deschutes Basin water issues since 2010. She has decades of experience developing and managing programs; communicating technical and complex information for diverse audiences; securing and administering grants; and facilitating large group processes. Lisa has worked for entities including Farmers Conservation Alliance, Klamath Watershed Partnership, Oregon State University-Cascades, Central Oregon Community College, Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, Central Oregon LandWatch, The Environmental Center, Nearby Nature, and the Bureau of Land Management.

When she’s not working, Lisa spends as much time as possible outdoors with loved ones, preferably on or near the water. You can find her sailing, paddle boarding, kayaking, and rafting Oregon’s lakes and rivers; hiking, biking, camping, Nordic, skate, and downhill skiing in the Cascades; and traveling to warmer waters for swimming, snorkeling, diving, and surfing.

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