Lisa Rivera is part of NYLAG’s senior leadership, overseeing its legal programs, professional training programs for staff, and strategic planning. She joined NYLAG in 2003 as a staff attorney, and since then has held numerous positions, including Acting Director and Associate Director of the Matrimonial & Family Law Unit, where she supervised a team of dedicated advocates representing survivors of intimate partner violence in family, matrimonial, and immigration law matters, and Director of Strategic Initiatives. Earlier, Lisa worked at the National District Attorney’s Association where she assisted in developing trainings on domestic violence, sexual assault, and forensic evidence. Lisa co-directs the Domestic Violence Clinical Center in conjunction with St. John’s University School of Law, where she is an adjunct professor.