Lisa Kerr is an innovative leader, funding strategist, nonprofit advisor with a focus on building and improving innovative community solutions. She is the founder and CEO of Grants for Good, LLC, a funding strategy firm that helps people build social programs that do good by focusing on excellence, ethics and transparency. Lisa is also a business growth advisor and strategist, with a focus on partnership development.

Lisa is also a speaker and creative writing educator. She is the Beatty award winning author of Wake, Sleepy One, a book that celebrates the California native plant ecosystem and a champion for the California State Parks and eco-literacy for children. She serves on the board of directors for Kern Literacy Council, where she advocates for teachers, librarians and students.