Lisa Lee is a 35-year veteran educator with the honors of being named “Teacher of the Year” in DeKalb County, Georgia (2007) and Runner-Up “Teacher of the Year” for Colorado (2017). Over the years, Lisa Lee has taught in Georgia and Colorado elementary, middle, and high school classrooms, with a specialization in Gifted and Talented and a focus on the students who don’t always fit in a box.

Drawing on her experience in the classroom, and the classroom of every day life, Lisa has transformed her extensive and authentic teaching experience into a contagious passion and energy that she eagerly delivers in public speaking engagements, keynote presentations, and professional development trainings. She often speaks with heartwarming humor and candor about the importance and power of relationship building and community engagement.

An experienced TEDx speaker, Lisa embraces the TEDx platform as a gateway to deliver her messages of connection and relationship building that she so strongly believes in. In addition to TED Talks and international public-speaking engagements, Lisa is also a TEDx speaker coach, a Yale National Fellow, owner of EducationaLee Tutoring, professional development consultant, curriculum developer, GT Resource Teacher, and author.

Lisa lives in the Denver, CO area with her wife, 2 grandtwins, and her dog Rosa Barks. Her personal life philosophy is that “We’re put here on the planet to make life better for others. Period.” This belief is the foundation of her messaging in that making connections with others and building community can change lives.