About Us

As President, Lisa manages all ASIL Ventures’ business development elements, including setting strategy and executing plans. She works directly with clients to help them develop and manage their business development needs. In addition, she assists new and current clients in developing infrastructure and other strategic planning goals.

Lisa is the lead Facilitator/Grant Manager for an Illinois State Agency and provides Grant Writing 101 Workshops for district members with little to no grant writing experience. Lisa is also a Grant Panelist (reviewer) for several federal agencies.

Lisa is certified by the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) and specializes in federal procurement and contracting. She is a frequent presenter and panelist on industry-related topics. She is also a Grants Professional Association (GPA) member and the Secretary of the Board of Directors of GPA’s Chicago Chapter. She received her BA in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Public Administration from Northwestern University.

Lisa is a proud alumna of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. She is a member of the City of Chicago for Penn’s Secondary School Committee and a volunteer with Ladder Up. She lives in Chicago.

PUBLIC SPEAKING AND TRAINING

Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois/Virtual | January 2024 – Present

Trainer: Grant Writing 101 Workshops

Illinois Action for Children, Illinois/Virtual | October 2024

Panelist: Fiscal Sustainability Sessions

Women’s Business Development Center: Chicago Supplier Development Program, Chicago | September 2024

Presenter: Creating a Bid Repository

Central Iowa GPA Chapter: Major Grants Master Class, National/Virtual | August 2024

Presenter: Aligning Your Proposal and Project to Federal Budgets

APMP Professionals of Color Affinity Group, International/Virtual | March 2024

Panelist: Women’s Leadership Panel

County College of Morris County, New Jersey/Virtual | November 2023

Panelist: Grant Research and Proposal Writing Grant Panel

Prairie State College, Early Childhood Symposium, Chicago Heights, IL | July 2023

Presenter: Grant Writing 101 Workshop

GPA Chicago Grants Success Conference 2023, Chicago, IL | April 2023

Presenter: Federal Proposals thru the Lens of an Evaluator

Re-AMP, Federal Funding Research Week 2023, National/Virtual | February 2023

Presenter: Federal Grant Writing Tips

African-American Marketing Association, National/Virtual | September 2022

Presenter: Winning New Business with Persuasive Proposals

APMP Women’s Summit, International/Virtual | August 2022

Panelist: Hair, Makeup, and Identity: A Dialogue on “Dressing Up” for Work

Meta Elevate, Chicago, IL | March 2022

Panelist: Supporting Women & Black, Latinx and Hispanic Owned Small Businesses

APMP India Women’s Day Talk, International/Virtual | March 2022

Panelist: Women in Bid & Proposal Management – Their Trials, Tribulations, and Unique Value Proposition

World Childhood Foundation USA Summer Institute, New York, NY | July 2021

Presenter: Grant Writing Tips

APMP Winning Business Virtual Experience, International/Virtual | July 2020

Presenter: Quick Compliance Checks for Government Contracting