Best-selling Author.
Award-winning Journalist.
Champion of New Writers.
New Brunswick is a North American leader on Covid-19 recovery. Let’s not stop there.
New Brunswick is leading North America on Covid-19 recovery; let’s use this rare opportunity to take the lead on transitioning to a new economic, social and political age too. It might seem odd to think of this small, financially precarious province on Canada’s east...
We can thrive in place thanks to the ingenuity of non-profits and for-profits in our neighbourhoods
For two hours every Thursday I listen to my teen daughter laugh…and I exhale. Out here in New Brunswick we’re into our sixth week of the COVID-induced school break and the kids are beyond bored. They’re missing the routine of the school room and they are missing their...
Learning to build back better post-Covid-19 and beyond
It’s mid-April and up and down the length of New Brunswick people are in their homes self-isolating and watching the river. It’s the season of the spring thaw, or freshet as it’s known to river people, and the water is rising. How high and how fast it’ll rise depends...
Wicked Ideas is Best for the World
Sometimes in life it's the prepositions that matter. My company Wicked Ideas has been named a 2019 BCorp 'Best For the World' Changemaker honoree, which means I'm in the top 20 per cent of certified BCorps with the highest increase in our overall impact. BCorps...
Book Signings in Saint John Oct. 5 & 6
I wrote a book! New Brunswick Underwater tells the story of the province's historic 2018 spring flood in three parts. First, it charts what happened, when over those two weeks that the St. John River flooded its banks. Second, it tells the natural history and...
The Summer of our Great Retreat
Years from now we may look back at this summer as The Great Retreat of 2018. Bloomberg recently reported that lifestyle television networks such as TLC, HGTV and the Hallmark Channel, are gaining viewers as people turn away from the news of the day, with its anger,...
Stories Wanted! We’re writing a book about the 2018 St. John River Flood and wants to hear from you
Hey everyone! Exciting news over here at Wicked Ideas HQ. Photojournalist Michael Hawkins and I are going to be creating 'Mighty River', a book about the recent spring flood. The book, due out later this year from MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc, will feature images...
Being audacious in mid-sized cities: Lisa’s TEDX UNB SJ talk
I'm been talking a lot lately about being audacious. It's what we're going to need to negotiate our way through the massive social, economic, political and ecological change we are experiencing. I am particularly interested in the development of community-led...
This teacher is bringing the world – and a few big name celebrities – into local classrooms
This is the first in a series of stories featuring the six teachers and authors of “Teaching in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Standing at the Precipice”. All were finalists for the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize.
About Me
Writing on Purpose
I’m an award-winning writer, purpose-led entrepreneur and high-level strategist who has spent over three decades on the ground analyzing and reporting on complex public issues. I’ve written for Time Magazine, CBC, the Globe and Mail, the National Post and the New Brunswick Telegraph Journal. I’ve also won some awards including a National Newspaper Award, an Atlantic Journalism Award, an Ontario News Award, a YMCA Women of Distinction Award and a B Corp Beekeeper Award.