Community activism and solidarity work is important to Lisa. Since 2014, she has been a member of Ottawa Teachers for Social Justice and a Member of the Governing Circle with Justice for Indigenous Women.

From 2016-17, Lisa was part of The Secret Path Education Advisory Group. From 2017-2018, Lisa was honoured to be on the Indigenous Advisory Group at the National Film Board of Canada as well as the Canadian Geographic Society Indigenous Map of Canada Education Advisory Group.

Lisa is a proud member of A New Dawn with Algonquin Elder Albert Dumont. She is one of the co-founders of “ReimagineCanada(day)-the bike or virtual tour around Ottawa. Since 2023, she has been a member of Harmony Circles for Palestine and Faculty for Palestine.

Lisa also volunteers to lead Reconciling History Walks for Teacher Candidates in downtown Ottawa.